Past versus Present: 3rd Grade

Theme: Today the students will be looking at pictures of local heroic businesses and buildings. The students will be comparing the old pictures with pictures of how the buildings currently look.

Materials:
Pictures of places (Heroic Places in Winona)
Paper
Pencil

Goals: The students will recognize people and places that made significant contributions to the community and will compare changes from past and present.

Objectives: The students will compare the similarities and differences in the buildings and jobs from past to present. The students will understand how these buildings and jobs contribute to the community.

Procedures:

Introductory Experiences:
Ask the students if a hospital or a fire station can be considered a hero. Have the students explain why or why not. Have the students create a definition of a hero and then list a few more places that they would consider heroic. (10 minutes)

Developmental Experiences:
Have the students break up into partners and give each pair a picture. Have the students create a compare and contrast chart on a piece of paper. Give the students a few minutes with their picture and then switch pictures. Continue switching pictures until the students have gotten each one. (25 minutes)

Culminating Experiences:
Have the students go back to their desks and write a paragraph on one or more of the following questions. (10 minutes)

How have these places changed over time?
How have these places stayed the same?
Why do you think these places changed/stayed the same?
How might these places continue to change?

Assessments used during lesson: The development of the students’ ideas and opinions will be assessed when the students write a paragraph that sums up the experiences of the lesson.

Resources: Winona Historical Society