Kindergarten Video Streaming Segments:
Teachers, below you will find links and supplementary questions to the Video Streaming
When you click on the link, you will be asked to put in your username and password for United Streaming. Once that is entered, you will be directed to the video player and will be able to choose the clips you want to watch. The entire video is 28 minutes long...and we won't even watch 1/2 of it during our morning session on October 15th.
Excerpts from So, You Want to Be President?
Presidential Benefits and Drawbacks (2 minutes)
- What is a good thing about being the President?
- What is a bad thing about being the President?
Presidential Age and Personality (2 minutes)
- How old do you have to be to be the President?
- Have all Presidents had the same kind of personality?
Presidential Professions & Characters (1.5 minutes)
- What is an interesting job a President had before they became the leader of our country?
- What character trait do you need to have to be the President?
Presidential Spending & Pets (1.5 minutes)
- What do you think was the most interesting pet that lived in the White House?
Presidential Review: What Does it Really Mean to Be President? (5 minutes)
- Has a woman ever been President?
- Is Sarah Palin the first woman to run for Vice President?
SMARTBoard 10.0 Lesson
Standard:
SSKH2 The student will identify important American symbols and explain their meaning.
f. The White House
Hint: Right Click and Save target as. Put it on your desktop. It will run faster that way.
Download k_sb_voting_lesson.notebook
BrainPop Videos
All videos have accompanying interactive activities that would be great to use with the SMARTBoard. The interactives include graphic organizers, games, quizzes, word walls, and opportunities for students to draw about what they just learned.
**There will be times when the pause button on the screen will turn red. These are places for you to pause the movie to discuss the answer to the questions highlighted on the right.
The President: Includes the reason we have a President, the responsibilities of the President, and briefly touches on The White House. (SSKH2)
Rights and Responsibilities: Gives a good definition of citizenship/citizens, laws and responsibilities. (SSKCG1)
U.S. Symbols: Includes the definition of a symbol. Symbols covered: the US Flag, The Bald Eagle, The Liberty Bell (not in the standard), The Statue of Liberty, The Washington Monument, The Lincoln Memorial, The White House, The Capitol Building & The Supreme Court (not in the standard), The Star Spangled Banner, The Pledge of Allegiance (SSKH2)
Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address, tells what he was like growing up, events during his presidency, and abolition of slavery. Talks about Presidents Day.(SSKH1 f)
