Great American Leaders - A First Grade Unit by Ms. Thurber
Class Questions: What are leaders? How can we each be a leader? Who are some leaders from the past we have learned about? Why are they leaders?
Unit Question: What makes a great leader?
Unit Sub – Questions: Why do you think we study these historical figures? How were they leaders? What can we learn from them? What qualities do you think leaders need to have? What are the most important qualities leaders need to have?
Important Unit Takeaways:
· The definition of a leader and the typical attributes that leaders have.
· The idea that any person can be a leader if they work towards it.
· A deeper understanding of the lives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt and the qualities that made them great leaders.
· The ability to compare their own qualities to those of great leaders, and to “become” that person through dress, actions and words.
Unit Question: What makes a great leader?
Unit Sub – Questions: Why do you think we study these historical figures? How were they leaders? What can we learn from them? What qualities do you think leaders need to have? What are the most important qualities leaders need to have?
Important Unit Takeaways:
· The definition of a leader and the typical attributes that leaders have.
· The idea that any person can be a leader if they work towards it.
· A deeper understanding of the lives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt and the qualities that made them great leaders.
· The ability to compare their own qualities to those of great leaders, and to “become” that person through dress, actions and words.