BEYOND-THE-BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Name: Hayley Whitaker

Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Content Area: Social Studies
Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tool Used: Kidspiration 3
Standards Addressed: SS2CG4
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the state and national capitol buildings by
identifying them from pictures and capitals of the United States of America
(Washington, D.C.) and the state of Georgia (Atlanta) by locating them on appropriate
maps.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
X Remembering X Understanding X Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Description of how to implement in the class: The teacher will introduce the
activity by telling the students that they will be practicing the U.S. symbols they have
been learning about in class. The students will pull up the activity file on Kidspiration.
They will first be asked to match the names of each U.S symbol/icon to its
corresponding picture. Next, in the writing component, they will write a description of
each symbol. The students can print their final copies and use them as study guides.
(Extension activity The teacher will allow each student to choose one of the people
and/or icons to do further research on. Each student must write a one-two paragraph
description of their symbol in the first person. The students will present their findings
to the class as if they were the person/icon. To make it more fun, the students could
dress up as their person/icon.)
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): This activity remains at a level 2,
but could be raised to a level 3 if the students will ultimately be allowed to create a
concept map on their own.
Description of the sample BBPT file provided *:
This is the matching chart of U.S.
people/symbols the students will
complete. After the chart is
complete, the students will write
a short description of each icon in
the writing view (in the top left
corner).

Other comments about your proposed BBPT Activity: This lesson template is a
premade file in Kidspiration. The activity is an introductory lesson idea and can be
extended further to reach higher LoTi levels.
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