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Teacher(s) Name Amanda Harris, Emma Anderson, Emma Daniel, Kelsey Hansen, Jen Furgione
Word Processed By: Amanda Harris
'Thematic Unit Theme/Title/Grade Level: Voting / Voting for Victory! / Grade 3
Wiki space address: http://ucfgr3votingsp15th.weebly.com/
Daily Lesson Plan Day/Title Day 4/ President Responsibilities
LearningGoals/Objectives LearningGoal:TheStudentswillunderstandtheimportanceofvotinginthe
Whatwillstudentsaccomplishbeable government.
todoattheendofthislesson?Besure
tosetsignificant(relatedto
SSS/CCSS),challengingand
appropriatelearninggoals!

NCSS Themes
Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS) List each
standard. Cutting and
pasting from the website is
allowed.
http://flstandards.org.

Assessment
How will student learning
be assessed?
Authentic/Alternative
assessments?
Does your assessment align
with your objectives,
standards and procedures?
Informal assessment
(multiple modes):

LearningObjectives:
1. TheStudentswillusetheirhighorderthinkingskillsandusethe
informationinthetexttoevaluatewhatissuetheauthorwaspresenting.
2. TheStudentswillexploreissuesinpolitics.
3. TheStudentswillfilloutaKWLcharttoshowtheirunderstanding.
4. TheStudentswillengageinawebquest/internetsearch.
5. TheStudentswillengageinvirtualandinteractivegamesonthe
internet.
NCSS theme(s):
5. Individuals, groups and institutions.
6. Power, authority and governance.
Common Core State Standard(s):
LAFS.3.SL.1.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a
text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats,
including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
LAFS.3.RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for
the answers.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:
SS.3.C.1.2: Describe how government gains its power from the people.
SS.3.C.1.1: Explain the purpose and need for government.
LA.3.6.2.1: The student will determine information needed for a search
by narrowing or broadening a topic, identify key words.
G.K12.3.2.1a: Identify and locate information available in a multitude
of places, including newspapers, magazines, catalogues, internet
directories, time schedules, and media, all of which include local, state,
national, and/or international sources.
SP.PK12.US.11.1: Use tools and/or assistive technology to complete
daily routines and tasks.
Unit Pre-Assessment:
2 weeks before the start of the unit, students will be given a multiple
choice ten question quiz covering basic aspects of voting.
The questions will be as follows:
1. What is a vote? A. A speech made by a president B. An expression
of choice made by ballot or voice. C. A law made by Congress. D. A
kind of test given to American adults.
2. Who can vote? A. Any adult 18 or older. B. Adults over the age of
25. C. Adult men 18 or older. D. Anyone who wants to.

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participation rubrics,
journal entries,
collaborative
planning/presentation
notes, etc.

3. What is a voting campaign? A. The period after an election where a

newly-elected politician tries to convince people they were they right
choice. B. A debate between presidential candidates. C. The period of
time before an election where politicians persuade people to vote for
them. D. A period in history where politicians had to use military
campaigns to get people to vote for them.
4. Which of these CANNOT be used as a campaign tool? A.
Untraceable money donations B. Posters C. Social media use (Twitter,
Facebook, etc.) D. Speeches around the candidates area
5. In Florida, how do you register to vote? A. Show your Florida
Drivers License at the polling place. B. Send a letter to the President
telling them youd like to register to vote. C. Prepare a written list of
reasons why you should be allowed to vote. D. Fill in a voter
registration application online or in writing.
6. What information does a voting card have on it? A. Name B. Date
of registration. C. Party affiliation D. All of the above.
7. Which of these is NOT a type of ballot used in major United
States elections? A. Absentee ballot B. Hand count C. Paper ballot D.
Secret ballot
8. What does the president being Head of political party mean?
A. The president is the living symbol of the U.S. B. The president holds
parties only for his supporters. C. The president is in charge of his
own political party. D. The president enforces U.S. laws.
9. Why do politicians mainly use speeches? A. To express their
vision and views to potential supporters B. To force people to support
them C. To convince people to give monetary donations D. To give a
report on how their doing so far
10. How does a president of the United States spend their first day
in office? A. Getting a tour of the white house B. Going out to thank
their supporters for voting C. Going to a meeting on how government
works D. Instituting policies and selecting members of their cabinet

Unit Post-Assessment:
At the end of the unit, students will be given the same quiz as above
again, but with the questions and answers shuffled so as to not be the
same.
On-going daily (progress-monitoring) Assessment:
SCALES: At the end of todays lesson, the teacher will give every
student a sticky note. She will ask the student to write their name on the
back of the sticky note, as well as 1, 2, 3, 4 on the front depending on
how well they think they understood todays lesson. The differing
meanings for each of the four levels are posted in the classroom. Once
they have written their response, they will be told to put their heads
down and keep them down until the teacher says otherwise. The teacher
will then collect the sticky notes, and make note of all of the students
responses.
KWL CHART: As the students follow along in the classes activities
with their KWL charts, the teacher will monitor their responses and

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their ongoing activities to check if the students are on track with the
lesson.

Design for Instruction

Student Activities &
Procedures
What best practice
strategies will be
implemented?
How will you
communicate student
expectations?
What products will be
developed and created by
students?
Consider Contextual
Factors (learning
differences/learning
environment/learning
styles) that may be in place
in your future classroom.
Exceptionalities
What accommodations or
modifications do you make
for ESOL, Gifted/Talented
students, Learning/Reading
disabilities (SLD), etc.

ESOL/ESE accommodations
1. The teacher will review with students what they learned on the previous day
about how their vote counts.
2. The teacher will have the students turn to their shoulder partner and discuss
or draw one thing that they learned that stood out the most to them for 3
minutes.
3. The teacher will read a poem from The Presidents Stuck in the Bathtub.
By Susan Katz and ask the students to turn to their shoulder partner and draw
or talk about what issue or issues they believe the poem mentions.
4. The teacher will ask students to get into groups of 2 or 3 for the next activity.
5. The teacher will then pass out a KWL chart to each group of students.
6. The teacher will then tell the students that todays lesson is about Political
Issues.
7. As a class the teacher will ask the students what they know about the
political issues. The students will take turns answering and as the students
answer the teacher will be following along and writing the answer on the IWB
version of the KWL chart.
8. The teacher will then ask the students what they would like to know about
the political issues. The students will take turns answering and as the students
answer the teacher will be following along and writing the answer on the IWB
version of the KWL chart.
9. The teacher will then pass out a tablet to each group and a web quest sheet.
Web quest is attached.
10. The students will engage in a web quest where they will be searching on
various links about political issues.
11. The teacher will tell the students that all answers that they have to the
questions on the web quest sheet can go on their KWL chart. The students will
be filling or drawing in their KWL charts as they go through the various links
for about 15-20 minutes.
12. As the students are searching the web and filling in their KWL chart, the
teacher will be walking around the groups to monitor their comprehension.
Questions to consider:
What are some interesting things that you have learned?
What surprised you the most?
What did you already know?
What is something that you want to learn more about?
What is something that confused you?
13. If the students finish early have them turn to their partner and discuss their
findings on the website.
14. After the class is done, the teacher will have the students turn their attention
to the IWB. The teacher will ask each group to share 1 or 2 of their facts that
they found while searching the web. The teacher will be following along and

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writing the answers on the IWB version of the KWL chart.

15. The teacher will have the students place their completed KWL chart with
their names on it in their voters portfolio and place their portfolio in their desk.
16. The teacher will pass out post its to the class and have students write a 1,
2, 3 or 4 on them based on how well they felt about their understanding of the
days lesson. The teacher will ask the students to put their heads down and
he/she will collect them.
17. After the class is finished, ask the students to go to:
https://www.icivics.org/games and play a game of their chose until class is
over.
Resources/Materials
https://www.icivics.org/games
The Presidents stuck in the Bathtub by Susan Katz
KWL chart
Tablet
Web quest sheet
IWB
Voters portfolio
http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/understanding-issues/44461
Discussion Notes: Make comments here related to ideas for assessment measures, parent involvement, field
trips, or extension to the unit plan ideas.