ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

deBonos Thinking Hats
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Lauren Antkowiak

Social Studies/History (Thanksgiving)

2
nd
grade

Sail Back on the Mayflower

ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Goals:
Students will learn about the Mayflower.
Students will learn about the passengers on the Mayflower and
their experiences.
Objectives:
Content/Knowledge:
Students will be able to describe the importance of the
Mayflower.
Students will be able to recognize the daily life on the
Mayflower.
Process/Skills:
Students will be able to imagine they are passengers on the
Mayflower.
Values/Dispositions:
Students will be able to share their experience on the
Mayflower.
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Rationale:
It is important for students to know about the Mayflower and its
significance to Thanksgiving. Also, it is necessary for students
to learn about the passengers of the Mayflower and their
contributions.

Standards:

State Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards
16.A.1c Describe how people in different times and places
viewed the world in different ways.

National NCSS Themes
Theme 2: Time, continuity, and change
Theme 3: People, places, and environment



Objective
Students will explore the journey of the Mayflower on an interactive
webpage.
Students will read and select two passengers that were on the Mayflower.
Students will list facts about the Mayflower and their two passengers by
creating a Did You Know? booklet.

Materials:
-Laptops
-Construction paper
-Scissors
-Glue
-Coloring utensils



Objective
Intuitive
Students will write a journal as if they were a passenger on the Mayflower.
Students will interview each other. One will be the passenger, the other being
the interviewer. They will choose three questions each. They will then switch
roles. The students will present their interviews to the class.

Materials:
-List of interview questions
-Ink pens
-Old rustic paper


Intuitive
Positive/Strengths
Positive/Strengths
Students will list the Pros of traveling on the Mayflower.



Materials:
-Laptops
-Pencil
-Paper
Negatives/Weaknesses

Students will list the Cons of traveling on the Mayflower.



Materials:
-Laptops
-Pencil
-Paper
Negatives/Weaknesses
Creative
Creative
Students will read page 12 in the Mayflower Handbook.
Students will come up with a new activity they would have played on the
Mayflower within a group.
Students will create the activity and share with the class. (This activities will be
used later on for leisure time.)



Materials:
-Mayflower Handbook
-Coloring utensils
-Construction paper
-Scissors
-Glue
*Supply materials depending on what the students come up with
Thinking About Thinking
Thinking About Thinking
Students will answer questions about the Mayflower and its
journey.
Students will then discuss how grateful they are to have the
amenities they have now that the pilgrims did not have in the past.


Materials:
-Paper
-Pencil
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Assessment:
I will use a rubric to asses anything the students are creating.
For their writing, I will use a checklist and refer back to my
guidelines I gave to the students

Online Resources:
All links have been used in a hyperlink throughout the
PowerPoint.