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//If I were Neil Armstrong // **//Grade level- **1st Grade** Approximate time to teach: **60 minutes for one day**// knowledge about the moon from the science lesson, and the history of Neil Armstrong’s exploration from the information in the text. The students will make a personal connection to Neil Armstrong in an historical context.
 * EDC 452 Lesson Plan for History
 * Unit goal that is addressed:** Students will be able to use their imagination, their


 * Objectives:** Students will make a personal connection in a historical context by writing a letter home pretending they are Neil Armstrong.


 * Materials and Resources:**

· The book //One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong// by: Don Brown · Letter paper · Chalk board to write down facts about the moon

I**ntroduction**  I will being the lesson by asking the students if they know who Neil Armstrong is, followed by reading the story //One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong// by Don Brown. We will briefly discuss the story and who Neil Armstrong is. The students will then activate their prior knowledge about what they learned in science amount the moon and its characteristics and we can being to make a list on the board of some of those descriptions.

1. Students will go back to their desks and brainstorm different characteristics of the moon using their five senses on a description chart. (see attached) Students will not be assess on this handout it will just be used to help them organize their thoughts. 2. The students will write a letter using the prompt: Pretend you are Neil Armstrong and just landed on the moon write a letter to a loved one about what you see, how you feel and what was most surprising to you. 3. The students will share their emotions about how they feel as Neil Armstrong using the knowledge they learned from the story including historical information that was stated in the text and making a text to life connection.
 * Lesson Development**

During the closure the students will sit on the reading rug and share their letters to the class. I will ask the students to come to the front of the group to read their letters to each other. I will ask the students a few questions about the history of Neil Armstrong’s journey to space and what they remember from the book.
 * Closure**

__Objective:__ Students will make a personal connection in a historical context by writing a letter home pretending they are Neil Armstrong. __Assessment:__ I will be using a rubric to assess the students’ letters that they wrote. The rubric will include a requirement of facts about the moon. (see rubric attached)
 * Assessment**

To address the students with individual needs or modifications that will be made those students will have a separate rubric with different requirements that need to be met. The students that have IEP’s will have their aids with them to help them at all times if needed.
 * Learner Factors**

The only that the students will be making are from their desks to the rug. The students are capable of doing that and frequently move from the rug to their individual desks frequently throughout the day.
 * Environment**

Descriptive Chart Rubrics Back to Group 1