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3rd Grade: Henry Hudson, Minefield

Brewer, Year One

Whatley/ Straughter/ Thomas – Beth Reeves


Learning Objective/Exit Outcomes:

  • Students will be able to describe who Henry Hudson was and his accomplishments.
  • Students will learn to empathize with Henry Hudson and his journey.
  • Students will use theatre skills to emphasize learning of social studies content about Henry Hudson.

State Standards:

SS3H2 Describe European exploration in North America.

  1. Describe the accomplishments of: John Cabot (England), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Spain), Hernando de Soto (Spain), Christopher Columbus (Spain), Henry Hudson (The Netherlands), and Jacques Cartier (France).

TA3.CR.1 Organize, design, and refine theatrical work.

  1. Create characters with specific traits (e.g. physical, vocal, emotional) that respond to imaginary circumstances.

Integration Area/Subject:  

Social Studies and Theatre

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 Hudson has to endure during his journey on the Discovery ship?”. “How frustrated might he have felt?”. 
  • Students can be substituted into the games as “First Expedition”, “Second Expedition”, etc. Students can recite lines that mines 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: 3rd Grade

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