My Personal Hero

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Theme:

Heroes

Grades:

K - 2

Subject:

Social Studies

Duration:

45-60 minutes

Standards
& Goals:

CA Social Studies Content Standards –
Grade 2

2.5 Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride).

CA English Language Arts Content Standards – Grade 2

2.2 Write a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation, body, closing and signature.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Understand what makes someone a hero
  • Identify heroes in their own lives
  • Write letters thanking their heroes for their hard work, positive influence, etc.
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