1.+Artifact+Bag

A. ** How could these artifacts be used to introduce or teach necessary concepts to students? **
==== Because my unit plan is focused on first grade government, the replicas of America’s most famous documents will do a fantastic job of bringing these ancient documents to life! The American Flag is a display of America and the pride and sense of patriotism Americans possess for their country. Patriotism is covered as a part of the government standards for social studies in the first grade. Another standard states that children must recognize people of authority, including the President of the United States. The picture of President Barack Obama will ensure the children can recognize their president. ====

==== I would use the community map to express all the people that make up our community. All the people in our community serve a purpose, whether it be good or bad. The American Symbols will be shown to the students and explained to them so they ahve a better understanding before the lesson. ====

B. **How could the resources compiled here be used in your unit plan to entice, motivate, and educate your students? //Note one example using a book or//** **// website. //**
==== All of the items in my Artifact Bag could be used to entice, motivate, and educate my students. One great example of this is the book entitled //We the Kids//, a book that is basically the Preamble to the Constitution with illustrations any young child would love. The illustrations really bring the Preamble to life for a child, and students would really be able to grasp the meaning of the Preamble through the illustrations in this book. There is also a section for vocabulary words that could be integrated into a language arts unit as well. ====

==== I would use the resources I have listed up above to help the students get a better understanding about their community. I would spread the floor community map and have them all stand on the places that they can recognize and have been to. I would explain to them each symbol that is posted on the community map and see if they can tell me which each one stands for. With the Pledge of Allegiance song, we would sing it together and teach the students the meaning of it. With the Kids Voting Website, the students would host a mock trial and play out how a voting would take place, the steps in order to complete a correct ballot, and listen to the candidate's speeches. A Fine, Fine School is a book that tells about how the principal of the school loves his students and appreciates their hard work. The students should look up to the principal and feel a special bond between their supervisor and themselves. ====