First and Last Name

Sharon L. Thayer

School District

Floresville ISD

School Name

Floresville Primary

School City, State

Floresville, TX

Unit Overview

Unit Title

George Washington Carver

Unit Summary

George Washington Carver demonstrated character traits of fairness, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness.

Subject Area

Character Education

Grade Level  

First-Second

Approximate Time Needed

15-30 minutes

Unit Foundation

Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks

Social Studies

First Grade:

(9) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student knows healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to:

(A) demonstrate respectful communication;

(B) list unique ways that individuals use to communicate such as using body language and gestures;

(C) express needs, wants, and emotions in appropriate ways;

(12) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to:

(A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good

Second Grade:

(10) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student understands healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to:

(A) describe how to effectively communicate;

(B) express needs, wants, and emotions in healthy ways; and

(C) explain the benefits of practicing self-control.

(13) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to:

(A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good;

(C) identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Students will determine how George Washington Carver demonstrated character traits of fairness, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness. Students will formulate ways they can apply these traits to their own lives.

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential Question

How did George Washington Carver become a scientist?  Why did George Washington Carver become a scientist?

Unit Questions

How did George Washington Carver change farming?

Content Questions

What are some ways I can become a fair, respectful, responsible, and trustworthy person?

Assessment Plan

Assessment Summary

Discussion Questions: Why would schools not take African American students at that time?  What discoveries did George Washington Carver make?  What do you think you can make out of peanuts?

Word wall words:  Agriculture=the study of plants and farming. 

Nutrients=food or minerals that help plants and animals survive

George Washington Carver=a scientist who found ways to improve soil and discovered different uses for plants.

Unit Details

Prerequisite Skills

none

Instructional Procedures

1. View movie about George Washington Carver at www.brainpopjr.com
2. Discuss video and the things George Washington Carver did using Talk about it: What words and ideas describe George Washington Carver.
3. Discuss how the students can apply the character traits to their own lives.
4. Play game: Match the cards about Carver’s favorite plants and some of the things he made from them.
5. Color picture of George Washington Carver.
6. Optional: Write about it:  Carver found many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes. What uses can you think of for other plants?   Can you find the peanuts in the picture?

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