Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: President 16: Abraham Lincoln

Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten

Content Standard Addressed:

SSKH1 Identify the national holidays and describe the people and/or events celebrated.
h. Presidents Day (Abraham Lincoln)

Technology Standard Addressed:

5. Computational Thinker
b. collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in
various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

Selected Technology Tool: BrainPop

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/holidays/abrahamlincoln/

Type of Instructional Software:

Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Game e-books/e-references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
Accessible to students beyond the school day
Accessible via mobile devices
Multiple languages
Safety, security and/or privacy features

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration
Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:

The teacher will introduce the study of American symbols using the BrainPop video, Abraham Lincoln. Prior
to displaying the video, the teacher will ask students questions about Abraham Lincoln Do you know who he
was? What information do you know about Abraham Lincoln? Why is he important in American History? Then
the teacher will ask students to remember one new fact about Abraham Lincoln after they view the video.
After viewing the video, students will be encouraged to share the new facts about Abraham Lincoln. The
teacher will list these facts on chart paper and/or the white board. If enough facts are not collected to match

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the number of students in the class, the teacher will break students into small groups where they will re-visit
the video using the iPads. Each group will remember two more facts for the fact sheet.
Once complied, each student can select one of the facts about Abraham Lincoln. The teacher will record
each student telling their fact. The recoding will be finalized into a podcast and placed on the classroom blog
for others to enjoy.
Optional Extension: students will repeat the research process on a different American symbol. Using
another BrainPop video, students will create a podcast on that topic.

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