Lesson Plan: Roosevelt Elementary G4

Written By: Jay Erickson
Grade Level: Grade 4

Time Allotment

5 class sessions at 30‐45 minutes each

Overview

This lesson is the 26th and final lesson in the History of North Dakota Unit. Throughout the unit of study the students have studied about the First people in North Dakota during the Ice Age, early European explorers / fur trade, Lewis and Clark and the Corp of Discovery, Native Americans, the Westward Movement/Expansion, and the Homestead Act.

We also take our students to Bismarck, our State Capitol, and to Custer’s House in Mandan to visit historical sites. The field trip enriches our curriculum of North Dakota Studies.

Here's a PDF of the Roosevelt_Lesson Plan.

Subject Matter

North Dakota History / Influential North Dakotans

Learning Objectives

The student will identify an influential person In North Dakota’s history and research that person to create a baseball card with historical information on the Rough Rider Hall of Fame inductee.

Materials

  • North Dakota History Disc‐ Theodore Roosevelt
  • Poster of quote from Theodore Roosevelt
  • Laptop computer
  • Projector
  • North Dakota Student Reflection Journals
  • Note cards
  • Example of Rough Rider Hall of Fame baseball card

    • Introductory Activities

    Theodore Roosevelt was an influential person in North Dakota’s history. Not only was he our 26th President of the United States, but he also spent much of his life in North Dakota prior to his presidency because he enjoyed ranching in North Dakota. When he became the president he passed laws making sure scenic areas like the Badlands were protected.