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Primary Subject Area: Social Studies |
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Grade Level: 1 - 2
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Overview:
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The students will name vegetables that are commonly eaten for Thanksgiving dinner and learn where various vegetables are grown. This lesson can be used to teach health, nutrition, or food - related topics. |
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Approximate Duration: 1 – 2 class periods (50 minutes each) |
Content Standards:
- Geography: Physical and Cultural Systems
Students develop a spatial understanding of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between people and places, and the relationship between man and his environment. - Economics: Interdependence and Decision Making
Students develop an understanding of fundamental economic concepts as they apply to the interdependence and decision making of individuals, households, businesses, and governments in the United States and the World.
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Benchmarks:
- G-1C-E4
identifying and comparing the cultural characteristics of different regions and people; (1,4)- E-1A-E5
explaining the relationships among producers and consumers; (1,2,3,4)
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Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
- Grade 1
11.
Identify and compare basic elements of culture (e.g., food, music, celebrations)
(G-1C-E4)
27.
Describe how the individual is a consumer
(E-1A-E5) - Grade 2
33.
Identify a consumer and a producer and their roles in the economy
(E-1A-E5)
34.
Explain how people in the local community depend on each other for goods and services
(E-1A-E5)
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Interdisciplinary Connections:
- English/Language Arts : Standard 4
Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating. - English/Language Arts : Standard 5
Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge. - Science : Life Science
The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment. - Health Education : Standard 1
Students will comprehend concepts and strategies related to health
promotion and disease prevention.
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Educational Technology Standards:
- Evaluate electronic information for accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias.
( 2, 4, 5 )- Use technology resources to assist in problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
( 2, 4 )
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Objectives:
The students will: name and discuss vegetables associated with Thanksgiving,discuss where various vegetables are grown, and explain why vegetables are important for a healthful diet. |
Lesson Materials and Resources:
- Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner (book) Lillian Haban, (1991) Harpercollins, or another book with a Thanksgiving food theme
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Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
Computer with internet access
Software:
Word Processing Program
Websites:
•Dole-5-A-day
www.dole5aday.com
Other:
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Background Information:
Students should have knowledge of Thanksgiving meals. Students should also have a basic understanding of computers, word processing programs, and using the internet for research. |
Lesson Procedures:
- Explain to the students the meaning of the term cornucopia, a horn of plenty, and how these are used at Thanksgiving. Ask students to name foods served to their families for Thanksgiving dinner. List these on the board.
- Introduce the book Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner; explain that the students will be learning about vegetables. (Any book with a Thanksgiving theme may be used.)
- The students will brainstorm which vegetables are grown in our area and where.
- Direct students to raise their hands if they hear the name of a vegetable during the reading of the story. When a hand is raised, stop and briefly discuss that vegetable.
- A discussion about the story sequence will follow the reading of the story. The "Silly Tilly Thanksgiving Dinner Story Evaluation" can be given as a large group review or for individual assessment.
- Give directions on how to play the "Vegetable Memory Game." Directions: Each student will be given a vegetable card. The students will take turns naming their vegetable cards and the previously named vegetable cards. If a student should make a mistake, the game starts over with the next student. (The "Thanksgiving Vegetable Picture Cards" in the Reproducible Materials section may be duplicated for the game.) After the game, collect the vegetable cards for later use.
- Ask the students which vegetables mentioned in the book they like. Present them with more facts about that vegetable. (For example, where the food is grown -- in what state, in which area -- how the food gets to the grocery store and to our table.)
- The students will view the Dole 5-A-Day Web site and research the importance of vegetables in a healthful diet.
- Select various vegetables from the Web site for the students to discover more information.
- The students will develop a Thanksgiving menu trying to include foods from the vegetable group. With the assistance of the teacher or a parent, the students may type the menus at computer centers or at home using a word processing program.
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Assessment Procedures:
- "Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner Story Evaluation", if applicable
- Written menus
- Participation in "Vegetable Memory Game"
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Accommodations/Modifications:
----- written by Division of Nutrition Assistance
Teachers must follow special needs student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Modification Plan.
STUDENTS WITH WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS:
VISION:
1. Pair with non-disabled student.
2. Scan book into Powerpoint Presentation for easy viewing.
3. Change monitor font size and/or background colors when viewing website.
4. Use objects (real fruits and vegetables) instead of picture cards.
5. Use enlarged vegetable memory cards.
HEARING:
1. Pair with non-disabled studen to insure understanding of directions.
2. Seat student close to source of sound/presentation.
3. Allow student to use headphones with the cassette tape of "Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner" (If a cassette tape is not available, record the story on a blank cassette tape.)
NON-READER
(Below Grade-Level Reader/Writer)
1. Pair poor reader/writer with fluent reader/writer.
2. Text to speech computer software (ReadPlease, Write Out Loud, Read and Write Gold).
3. Use a cassette tape reading of "Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner."
Additional Accommodations/Modifications suggestions found under "Helpful Links-General Classroom Accommodations."
----- written by Amber Gardner
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Reproducible Materials:
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Explorations and Extensions:
- The students, given a picture of a cornucopia, are asked to name the vegetables that are in it.
- The students will take a field trip to a vegetable garden.
- The teacher conducts the lesson on the day Thanksgiving is observed in the cafeteria and the students identify traditional foods served.
- The students can bring real fruits and vegetables to fill a cornucopia.
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Lesson Development Resources:
This lesson was reviewed and updated by Diane Cole and Millie Naquin for the SLU Excellence in Health and Education Project in June 2003. |
Reflections:
Teachers should be aware of various vegetables, where they are grown, and how they are shipped to different areas. This lesson could be taught before Thanksgiving. |
Contact Information:
Division of Nutrition Assistance
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/nutrition/1667.html
Louisiana Department of Education
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Additional Contacts:
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Group: Division of Nutrition Assistance |
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MarcoPolo Lesson: No
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