Ohio Social Studies Standards

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Ohio Social Studies Standards

• By Katie Naugle, Kasie Young, Mallory Hampton,
  and Julie Larson

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Social Studies Lessons on Ohio

• Ohio history, famous people, geography,
  economics, Ohio government and citizenship.
• Third Grade

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Table of Contents

• History
• People in Societies
• Geography
• Economics
• Government
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Social Studies Skills and Methods

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Ohio History - Websites

• Ohio Kids
• http//www.ohiokids.org
• Ohio Historical Society
• http//www.ohiohistory.org
• Barnes and Noble Ohio History
• http//search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/result
  s.asp?AUDJUVkidsyWRDohiohistoryzy
• History Works OHIO
• http//www.historyworksohio.org/
• Pictures of Ohios History
• http//ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/index.cfm

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Ohio History Activities

• Begin by reading B is for Buckeye An Ohio
  Alphabet by Marcia Schonberg.
• After reading book, students will choose letter
  from the alphabet and draw a picture and write
  about something else found in Ohio beginning with
  that letter.
• Students will play Famous Ohioans on Ohio Kids
  website.
• As a class, we will take a field trip to Cox
  Arboretum to identify buckeye trees and collect
  buckeyes and also to the Ohio Historical Museum.
• Finish by reading Cardinal Numbers An Ohio
  Counting Book by Marcia Schonberg focusing on
  different Ohio history information.

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Famous Ohioans- Websites

• www.50states.com/bio/ohio.htm
• new.oplin.org/famousohioans
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Ohio
• www.thingstodo.com/states/OH/famous_people.htm
• www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_549.sh
  tml

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Famous Ohioans-Activities

• Visit the Wright Bicycle and Print Shop in
  Dayton, Ohio.
• Make Wright
• Flyers out of
• popsicle sticks
• and fabric.
• Watch
• Gone With the
• Wind (1 hour everyday
• for 1 week)

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Famous Ohioans- Activities cont.

• Make a chronological list of U.S. Presidents from
  Ohio
• Watch footage of the first man on the moon. Have
  a discussion about Neil Armstrong.

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Ohio Geography- Websites

• www.netstate.com/states/geography/oh_geography.htm
  
• geography.about.com/library/maps/blusoh.htm
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CategoryOhio_geography_stub
  s
• www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/02/01/og.shtml
• www.theus50.com/ohio/geography.shtml

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Ohio Geography- Activities

• Take a class canoe trip on the Ohio River. -Make
  sure to have 1 parent per canoe.
• Take a class trip to Caesars Creek to look for
  fossils. Have a class discussion about what
  fossils they found. Why would these fossils be in
  Ohio.

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Ohio Geography- Activities cont.

• Make a river in your class. You will need a sand
  table (on a tilt) and some water. Students will
  observe the flow of the river. Add pebbles and
  other objects to show meandering.
• Give students a blank map. Have students fill in
  Ohio and surrounding states.
• Make Ohio state flags. Talk about what the shapes
  on the flag represent.
• White circle w/ red center represents O for
  Ohio.
• Blue triangles represent Ohios hills and
  valleys.
• Red and white stripes represent roads and
  waterways.

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Economics - Websites

• Barnes and Noble
• http//search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/result
  s.asp?AUDJUVkidsyWRDmoneyzy
• Ohio Social Studies Resource Center
• http//www.ossrc.org/standard.php?rec3
• Dayton Retail list
• http//dayton.retailguide.com/
• PBS
• http//www.pbs.org/teachersource/social_studies/k-
  2_economics.shtm
• Kroger
• www.kroger.com/

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Economics Activities

• Read The Young Investor Projects and Activities
  for Making Your Money Grow by Katherine Roberta
  Bateman.
• Set up a classroom store to be run by the
  students
• Predict what store managers responsibilities are
  vs. bankers responsibilities in the economy.
• Take a field trip to local grocery and retail
  stores to talk to store managers.
• Take a field trip to a bank to talk to a bank
  owner.

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Government Websites

• http//ci.fairborn.oh.us/gov.htm
• http//governor.ohio.gov/
• http//www.ohiokids.org/
• http//www.legislature.state.oh.us/organizational.
  cfm
• http//www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/06/cr.pdf

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Government Activities

• 1) Discuss Ohio Presidents Make a campaign
  ribbon or yard sign for a specific Ohio
  President. Look at Banners, Buttons and
  Broadsides on the Ohio kids website.
• 2) Discuss Ohio Presidents. Hold a mock election.
  Have students run for class president, VP and
  Secretary. Students must create fliers and
  campaign speeches.
• 3) Discuss the difference between city and state
  officials, and the responsibilities of each. Have
  students research online about local government.
  If possible, take a field trip to a local
  government building.

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Government Activities Continued

• 4) Have students discuss key Ohio Laws. Then, as
  a class, create a class Law Book consisting of
  rules for the school year.
• 5) Students will discuss the three branches of
  Ohio government. Students will then complete a
  graphic organizer and discuss jobs that would
  fall under these branches.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Websites

• Kids.gov The Official Kids Portal for the U.S.
  Government
• http//www.kids.gov/
• Patriotism White House Kids
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/kids/patriotism/
• Kids Next Door Where kids can learn more about
  being good citizens
• http//www.hud.gov/kids/
• Family Education Talking about Honesty
• http//life.familyeducation.com/honesty/manners-an
  d-values/30141.html
• PBS Kids Big Apple History
• http//pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-flash.htm
  l

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Activities

• To show the students patriotism, they will be
  making the US flag and discussing the importance
  of supporting our country.
• Students will make a poem using the word
  America. For each letter they will write a new
  line. Students will work in groups of three to
  demonstrate skills of cooperation.

America
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Activities Continued

• Groups of three will be given a situation on a
  piece of paper. For example the janitors keys
  have been stolen and he cannot drive home. The
  groups will work together to find a solution to
  the problem.
• Daily students will be asked to demonstrate
  traits including honesty, respect for others,
  persistence, and patriotism. The students will
  be rewarded when a kind act is noticed.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Activities Continued

• Each student will make a banner of a phrase that
  demonstrates personal accountability. For
  example the banner could say, I will be honest
  and respect others!

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Social Studies Skills and Methods Websites

• Time for Kids Sequencing Lessons
• http//www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/minilesson
  s/ns/0,28171,1670228,00.html
• National Geographic Kids
• http//kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/Creatur
  eFeature/
• The Youth Online Club Pen Pals
• http//www.youthonline.ca/penpals/penpalsforkids.s
  html
• News for Kids, Current Events, Kid News-
  HeadlineSpot.com
• http//www.headlinespot.com/for/kids/
• Fact or Fiction resources for Kids Lab
• http//www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palm
  asola/factfict.htm

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Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities

• -Have students bring in an article from a kids
  magazine or newspaper to discuss in class.
• -Have students pick an animal to research. Then
  they will research their animal using multiple
  sources. The students must use the internet,
  books, and a newspaper or magazine. After the
  information is gathered the students will present
  the information on a poster board.

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Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities
Continued

• -To communicate through writing the student will
  receive pen pals from another state or country.
  They will keep in contact through letters.
• -The students will distinguish the difference
  between fact and fiction. They will make up
  their own worksheet of statements their partner
  will try to figure out if the statements are fact
  or fiction.
• -Students will watch a video, after the video
  they will be given a worksheet to sequence the
  events of the story from the video. For example,
  they could watch the movie Corduroy.