WEB PORTAL 2001
Name: Dawn Sternhagen
Date: June 14, 2001
Web Site Title: KinderArt
Author: KinderArt
Appropriate Grade/Content: This page provides with activities that you
can do in lower level classrooms. It is
basically geared towards the Social Studies content area.
SD Grade Level Standards Met:
KINDERGARTEN HISTORY STANDARDS
STUDENTS WILL:
1. describe examples of past events in legends and historical accounts, such as stories of Johnny Appleseed, Betsy Ross, Squanto, and George Washington Carver;
2. recognize characteristics of American leaders through exposure to biographies of important people of our past, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Rosa Parks; and
3. connect people and events honored in commemorative holidays, including Native American Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, and Memorial Day.
Primary Use:
Teacher Resource Page
Educational Value: This
page would reinforce whatever the teacher is doing for Social Studies. It basically gives the students a hands-on
and active project that refers to a specific holiday. The activities would be great way for the students to actually
become involved in the holiday and make it more memorable.
Comments: KinderArt
is a great resource page for educators.
It gives a layout of all the holidays and celebrations that are found
throughout the year. It also contains
many links that are also very helpful to teachers. It is a very good comprehensive site to check out.