1. First Grade Unit Five: Community Helpers & Theodore Roosevelt Sarah Blascovich Brown Teacher on Assignment

2. Unit Five Highlights

3. Unit Four Highlights

6. Sample PhotoStory From Jenni Bueltel, Daves Creek Elementary – Forsyth County:  http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/13002072844650827/blank/browse.asp ?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=105684 (Ben Franklin’s inventions & contributions) http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/13002072844650827/blank/browse.asp ?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=105684  http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/13002072844650827/blank/browse.asp ?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=101992 (EUs for First Grade) http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/13002072844650827/blank/browse.asp ?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=101992

7. Resources (Theodore Roosevelt): Theodore Roosevelt Association: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org. http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org Theodore Roosevelt’s Birthplace: http://www.nps.gov/thrb/.http://www.nps.gov/thrb/ Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Summer White House,’ Sagamore Hill: http://www.nps.gov/sahi.http://www.nps.gov/sahi Background information, from Sagamore Hill’s education program: http://www.nps.gov/sahi/forteachers/upload/EDUREV-06pdf.pdf. http://www.nps.gov/sahi/forteachers/upload/EDUREV-06pdf.pdf Kid-Friendly biography from the Library of Congress: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/roosevelt. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt National Park: http://www.nps.gov/thro.http://www.nps.gov/thro Official biography from White House Kids: http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/theodoreroosevelt.html. http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/theodoreroosevelt.html

8. Resources: Teddy Roosevelt’s Spelling Reforms: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/qt/trspelling.htmhttp://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/qt/trspelling.htm. Berryman Teddy Bear cartoons: http://www.theodore- roosevelt.com/berrymanframes.html. http://www.theodore- roosevelt.com/berrymanframes.html Time for Kids Facts & Quiz: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0, 6709,735130,00.html. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0, 6709,735130,00.html Teddy Roosevelt Puzzle & Fact List: http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/ puzzle.html. http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/ puzzle.html What to Do About Alice, by Barbara Kerley

9. Literacy Resources: You’re On Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt by Judith St. George Teddy Roosevelt: The People’s President by Sharon Gayle My Tour of Europe, By Teddy Roosevelt, Age 10 by Ellen Jackson The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America by Cheryl Harness

10. Teaching Unit Four:  Individuals, Groups, & Institutions:  Impact of individual choices  Contributions of TR  Compare/Contrast TR’s life with ours  Impact of TR’s work  Perception of TR’s work by others

11. Teaching Unit Four:  Scarcity  Review the concept of scarcity  Idea of National Parks as preservation of a scarce natural resource  Concepts of producers & consumers  How we meet our needs, compared to how institutions/governments meet their needs  Making good choices/conservation