Citizenship

November

Kindergarten

Citizenship - membership in a community or the quality of an individual's response to

membership in a community

Purpose of the Lesson – To correlate citizenship with the introduction of the coins as they relate to the images of presidents on the coins.

GPS - Social Studies Curriculum Guidelines for Kindergarten

Holidays/History - SS.K.4.1, SS.K. 4.2, SS.K. 4.3, SS.4.7

Concept: Citizenship and Patriotism

Masterwork: Images of coins and presidents

Significant Question: What are different ways we might show respect, for ourselves, our teacher, our principal, our President?

Song – The Coins Go Rolling Down

Materials – variety of coins, piggy bank (optional), reprintable coin pages, reprintable president pages, matching coin handout, plain white paper, crayons/markers/colored pencils

Procedure –

1.  The teachers introduce the unit by asking student what it means to be a good citizen. The teacher will read the definition and describe in their own words hat a good citizen is perhaps listing several characteristics like, responsible member of their community, helpful to their neighbors, respectful of their community and leaders such as teachers, someone who votes, someone who salutes the flag or sings the national Anthem…..

2.  The teacher will then conduct a discussion and ask students who they think are good citizens and what makes them a good citizen?

3.  The teacher will divide the class into groups of four or five students each.

4. They will then hold a bunch of coins in their hands and shake the coins and ask the

students if they know what is in their hand. When someone guesses, coins, they will

then introduce the unit by spilling out a handful of coins on the table to create a noise.

5. The teacher will hand out a set of coins to each group of students (penny, nickel,

dime, quarter, and the pictures of each set of coins (one per group). The teacher will

ask the students to look at the coins and pix of the coins carefully.

6. The teacher will then tell the students that they see coins everyday but do they know what

the pictures are of on the coins? The teacher will ask the students to look at the people on

the coins first and tell who they think the pix are of.

7. When someone guesses, presidents, the teacher will talk about the president on each coin separately. The teacher will then read each description of the presidents on the sheets provided.

8. The teachers will then ask the students to look at the pix on the flip side of the coins.

9. The teacher will explain the meanings of the images on the reverse side of each coin.

10. The teacher will sing the songs about the coins and collect them groups of coins as they

sing. Coins may be placed in a piggy bank or other bank as they are being collected.

11. The lesson will conclude with students either coloring reprintable images of coins or using the matching coin sheets.

12. The teacher may ask students to design their own new penny with their favorite good citizen on one side and their accomplishment on the other side (example: their teacher on one side and a drawing of their school on the other side or the mayor of Kennesaw on one side and the Little general train on the other side)

13. If time permits, the students may view the Birth of a Coin on an LCD projector or

computer.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=cartoons

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=coinnews/preshow.cfm

14. If additional time is needed, students may log on the site below and color their own coin.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=campCoin/kidsGuide.cfm

Coin Sites:

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=campCoin/summerFun.cfm

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=coinnews/preshow.cfm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/money/coins/

President sites:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html


Images of Coins

Penny Nickel

Dime Quarter

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=campCoin/summerFun.cfm


Matching Coin Handout (optional)

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was our 3rd president. He was from Virginia. He wrote an important document

for us called the Declaration of Independence. His designed and built his home called Monticello.

His face is on our nickel.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president. He was born in Kentucky and later moved to Illinois. He is

very well known for his honesty. He was married to a lady named Mary and had four sons. He wrote an

important document to free slaves called the Emancipation Proclamation. Because he was so important

we celebrate his birthday in February. His face is on our penny.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was our thirty-second president. He was born in New York. He was married to lady named Eleanor and was also once a lawyer. He was handicapped and spent most of his time in a wheelchair. He is most famous for saying, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." He later lived in Warm Springs, Georgia. His face is on our dime.

George Washington

George Washington was our very first president. He was born in Virginia. He was married to a lady

named Martha. He is known as a gentleman and for his good manners. We celebrate his birthday

each year in February. His face is on our quarter.

Nickel Information

Quarter Information

Penny Information

Dime Information

The Coins Go Rolling Down
(to the tune of "The Ants Go Marching")
Submitted by Jenny Daughtry

The smallest coin of all is the penny. The penny.
The penny is worth one cent. One cent. One cent.
The picture on the penny is President Abraham Lincoln,
And the penny goes rolling down, to the ground, to get to the bank
Boom, boom, boom.

The next biggest coin is the nickel. The nickel.
The nickel is worth five cents. Five cents. Five cents.
The picture on the nickel is the President Thomas Jefferson,
And the nickel goes rolling down, to the ground, to get to the bank
Boom, boom, boom.

The next biggest coin is the dime. The dime.
The dime is worth ten cents. Ten cents. Ten cents.
The picture on the dime is President Franklin Roosevelt,
And the dime goes rolling down, to the ground, to get to the bank
Boom, boom, boom.

The last biggest coin is the quarter. The quarter.
The quarter is worth twenty-five cents. Twenty-five cents.
The picture on the quarter is the President George Washington,
And the quarter goes rolling down, to the ground, to get to the
Bank boom, boom, boom.

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems70.html


Lesson Plan Evaluation

Character Word______Grade Level______

Objective / Yes / Somewhat / No
Was the lesson easy to read and understand buy the teachers?
Was the sequence of the lesson correct?
Were the activities easy to understand?
Were the students engaged throughout the lesson?
Did the students enjoy the activities?
Were the materials easy to use?
Were the visuals appropriate for the learners?
Were there adequate activities planned?
Was the lesson relevant to the learners?

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