George Washington & Abraham Lincoln Venn Diagram

PSU Student: Andie Stalder Grade Level:

1st Grade
Content Area: Social Studies
ALIGNMENT TO STATE/LOCAL STANDARDS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.3
Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
in a text.
LESSON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Students will identify key facts related to George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln.
Students will compare George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in
completing a Venn Diagram producing two facts for each area of the diagram.
MATERIALS:

Venn Diagrams
Pencil
Students private office (folders)

ANTICIPATORY SET:

Review what we had been learning this week. (Presidents Day/Presidents)

Ask the students to give information they have learned about George
Washington.
Have students discuss information they have learned about Abraham Lincoln.

LESSON INTRODUCTION:

Have the students meet you at the front of the room.

We have learned quite a bit about the lives of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln this week. Today we are going to complete a Venn Diagram
comparing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
TEACHER INSTRUCTION

Ask the students if they have ever completed a Venn Diagram. They will most
likely have not.
Instruct the students on what a Venn Diagram is and what the requirements
will be.
o A Venn Diagram is a sort of chart that we can use to compare two
people, stories, or topics.
o There are three areas in a Venn Diagram. The middle area that looks a
little bit like an Oval (hold up a paper and point to the area) is where
 we write two facts that are the same. We will write a fact that is true
for both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
o Class, what is one fact that is true for both George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln? Did they do the same things? Did they hold the
same positions?
o Have them think and answer. Guide the students as needed.
o The two side areas are supposed to hold facts that are unique to the
people. What does unique mean? (only happened to them or only they
did it)
o What is something that only George Washington liked or did?
o What is something that only Abraham Lincoln did?
o Go through and point to each section and reiterate what is written in
each area.
Pass out the papers and have students put their private offices up.

APPLICATION/GUIDED PRACTICE/INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Have students put their name on their paper.

Instruct students to think of two facts that are unique of George Washington
and have them write them down. Point to the proper area.
After most of the students are finished, have them all think of two facts that
are unique to Abraham Lincoln and have them write them in the correct area.
Have students think of two sentences that represent both George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln.
CLOSURE

When students believe they are finished, have them check their work.
Have them reread their sentences to see if they make sense, have correct
punctuation, and proper capitalization.
After they have done this, instruct them to bring them to you or put it on the
reading table.
EVALUATION

Look at the completed Venn Diagrams to evaluate student understanding of

George Washington and Abraham Lincolns lives.
Check to see if students wrote using complete sentences; the sentences
make sense, they used correct punctuation, and proper capitalization.
Check to ensure each student wrote two facts for each area allocated.