Grade level: Year/Grade 2 (age of students 6-7 years old)
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify local heroes and their contributions to their community.
Students will be able to understand the importance of local heroism in history.
Students will be able to reflect on how they can be a hero in their own community.
Materials Needed
Whiteboard and markers
Pictures of local heroes in the community
Storybooks about local heroes
Pencils and paper for students
Homework assignment sheet
Procedure
Introduction (5 minutes)
Begin by asking students to define the word "hero."
Discuss what qualities a hero possesses and provide examples.
Display pictures of local heroes in the community and ask students if they recognize any of them.
Explain that today's lesson will focus on local heroes and what they have done for the community.
Presentation (15 minutes)
Begin reading a storybook about a local hero.
Pause at key points and discuss with students what the hero did and why it was important.
Show additional pictures of local heroes and ask students to identify what they did to become a hero in their community.
Using the whiteboard, brainstorm a list of qualities and actions that make a hero.
Discussion (5 minutes)
Ask students what they learned from the storybook and the pictures.
Call on a few students to give examples of a hero in their community, and explain why they think that person is a hero.
Discuss the importance of local heroism in history and how it impacts the community.
Reflection and Homework (5 minutes)
Ask students to think about how they can be a hero in their own community.
Hand out the homework assignment sheet, which will ask students to write a one-page essay about a local hero that they know, why that person is a hero, and what they can do to be a hero in their own community.
Encourage students to share their essays with the class during the next lesson.
Conclusion
Summarize the importance of local heroism in history and in our own communities.
Remind students of their homework assignment and when it is due.
End the lesson with a quote about heroes or a song about heroism.