Ohio:A Brief look at Ohio’s History

Presentation by: Mallory HamptonED417-02

Professor: Ronald G. Helms

Unit: Ohio History

Grade Level: 2nd

This is a multi-day lesson covering the state of Ohio: history and state symbols will be covered in this lesson unit

At the end of the week, we will have an Ohio party, taking pictures with our creations we have made.

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify Past Presidents from the state of Ohio

Students will work on their writing skills

Students will gain knowledge of the state animal, bird, flower and flag

Students will be able to identify Ohio on a map

Activity 1Where is Ohio?

Materials needed: Map of the United States. Individual map for each student Colored pencils

Where is Ohio? Students will find Ohio on a map. They

will color it on their map at their desks. Students will label Ohio and its

surrounding states. (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.)

Students will also label the capital (Columbus) and the Ohio river

Activity 2Our State Flag

Materials: Picture of state flag State Flag coloring page Current Us Flag Scissors

Our State Flag Students will look at the US flag Students will then look at Ohio’s state

flag Students will make comparisons

between the two flags (color, number of stars, number of lines, etc.)

Students will color their own Ohio state Flag

Students will cut out their flag to be displayed on the wall

The O in the center of the flag stand for…you guessed it. OHIO!

There are 17 stars on the Ohio State flag because Ohio is the 17th state

Worksheet for Activity 2

Activity 3Our State Bird

Materials Pictures of Cardinals Cardinal coloring page Red colored pencil Questions for guest speaker

Our State Bird Students will talk about the state bird, the Cardinal. Students will color their picture of the cardinal with

their red colored pencil Guest Speaker will come in from the Ohio Bird

Conservatory Initiative to talk with the students. They will bring in real cardinals to show the students

They will have pre-planned questions to ask the speaker.

After the speaker leaves, students will write about what they learned about Cardinals and a thank you note to the speaker.

Activity 4Our State Flower Materials:

Red Carnations (one for each student) Pictures of Red carnations Coloring page of red carnation Red colored pencil or markers Red construction paper Green wire (for making flower stem) Glue Scissors

Our State Flower Teacher will give brief mini-lesson on

the history of the state flower (adopted in 1904 in honor of President McKinley.)

Students will create their own red carnation!

Students will color the coloring page or draw their own Red Carnation

Students will then cut out their flower and glue it to a piece of green wire to create a flower.

Activity 5Ohio Presidents Materials:

History Book Pictures of Presidents Index Cards (8 for each student) “Who am I?” Trivia cards Timeline (one for each student) Computer if necessary Glue Scissors

Ohio Presidents *This is a 2-3 day lesson* Lesson begins by students creating a list of the

presidents from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, Warren G. Harding. (Students can use their text book or the computer to look up this information.)

Students will then construct a timeline putting the presidents in order. They will list their name and their presidential number.

TIMELINEWilliam Henry Harrison- Ulysses S. Grant-Rutherford B. Hayes-

James A. Garfield-Benjamin Harrison- William McKinley-William H. Taft-Warren G. Harding

Ohio Presidents Cont. Students will then play Guess the

President with “Who am I?” cards (teacher will read the cards to the class.) Ex: “I was the 29th president. I was the first

president after WWI. Who am i?) Students will compete in teams. They may

use their books or other resources to find the answers.

Game will continue until every president has been used more than once.

Warren G. Harding

Ohio Presidents Cont. The next activity will be completed the

next day. (day 2) Students will make index cards with facts

about each president and their picture Students will cut out picture of each

president and glue them on individual index cards.

Students will then use their text books or other resources to find facts about each president. They will write these facts on the back of the index card.

Ohio Presidents Cont. This activity will be completed on day 2 if time. If not, this will

be completed on day 3.

Students will choose one of the eight Ohio Presidents.

They will then write a letter to the president of their choice, asking them questions about their time in office, how the country is at that time period, their hopes for the future, etc. Students will be allowed to work in pairs if they choose to.

The letter should be a formal letter, including a proper heading and signature at the bottom.

End of the Week Party! At the end of the week, we will celebrate

our Ohio History by having a Party! Students are to dress up as one of the 8

presidents we have talked about. Teacher will take pictures of students in

their costumes with their flags and carnations they have made.

Students will be allowed to share their letters they wrote the day before. As a class, we will discuss what we think the presidents’ responses would have been.

Party Continued

There will also be an oral quiz with each student.

Each student will be asked to identify the state bird, capital, flower and key components of the state flag. (number of stars, the O in the middle, etc.)

Websites Used in Creating this Lesson Unit

Ohio’s Flag:www.oplin.org/Ohiodefinedd/flag.htm

Ohio’s State Bird:www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1870

OBCI:www.OBCInet.org/#

Flag Worksheetwww.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/ohio/flagbwhuge.shtml

Ohio Informationwww.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=16414&external

Presidents Picturewww.worldalmanac.com/newsletter/en00115.jpg