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2nd Grade: James Oglethorpe, Minefield

Key Elementary, Year One

Singer – Beth Reeves


 Learning Objective/Exit Outcomes:

  • Students will be able to describe James Oglethorpe’s life, accomplishments and obstacles that he had to endure.
  • Students will analyze his influence on politics and government.

State Standards: 

SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history.

  1. James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia)

TA2.CR.1 Organize, design, and refine theatrical work. 

  1. Use imagination to create characters.

Integration Area/Subject:

Social Studies and Theatre Arts

Materials/Playing Space:

  • Blindfold
  • Open space in the room
  • Various objects

Description: 

  • The teacher or facilitator will blindfold a volunteer to go through the “Minefield”.  Students will place items to represent mines (anything inside the classroom).
  • With the help of communication per student, the volunteer will attempt to get through the field. 
  • The facilitator should coach students to give clear and specific instructions.
  • The teacher should integrate the content of the lesson at this time and students can become a substitute for the mines. “Let’s pretend that this is a field of challenges that Oglethorpe has to endure during his journey in politics”.
  • Students can be substituted into the games as “Georgia,” “Prison System,” “Parliament,” etc. The students can recite lines that each “mine” can represent. 

Debrief: 

3-5 minutes- What were we doing? What did you see us doing? What do you wonder?

Filed Under: Lesson Plans, PAIR Strategies, Social Studies, Theatre Tagged With: 2nd Grade

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