Buildings and Monuments in London

Objectives:
  1. Students will participate in reading the two books and hanging up the laminated pictures of the buildings and monuments.
  2. Students will make appropriate predictions as to what they will see in London.
  3. Students will actively participate in the discussion about the various places that we visited for the day.
  4. Students will complete their guide sheets with accurate pictures.
  5. Students will create realistic flags of the United Kingdom following the directions given.
  6. Students will organize and combine both the guide sheet and flags into their scrapbooks very neatly.
Materials:
  1. Enchantment of the World: England
  2. The Inside-Outside Book of London
  3. "Welcome to England" bulletin board
  4. Laminated pictures of the famous buildings and monuments
  5. Sheets of blue construction paper
  6. Strips of red and white construction paper
  7. Glue
Procedure:
  1. Have all of the students gather in the story area.
  2. Welcome all of the students to England, and begin to give them a sneak peek about all of the different buildings and monuments that they will see on their adventure today.
  3. Ask if any of the students have visited London before and what they remember from their visit?
  4. Begin reading Enchantment of the World: England. The book begins by looking out a plane window as you land in London.
  5. Have the students make predictions as to what they think they will see in London today, and what types of weather they might encounter.
  6. Continue reading the story pausing to discuss each monument individually. When discussing a particular monument, hold up the enlarged laminated picture. Then when the discussion is over, have a student hang the picture on the ÒWelcome to EnglandÓ bulletin board.
  7. Use The Inside-Outside Book of London to see a different view and perspective of London. Focus on the pages about Buckingham Palace.
  8. Continue reading and having students put the laminated pictures on the bulletin board until they have all been placed. The students can rearrange the pictures later if they are unsatisfied with the layout.
  9. Discuss all of the places that were visited for the day. Ask students questions such as:
    -Which monument was most unlike a building in Urbana?
    -Which building had the most details?
    -Which place was their favorite to visit?
  10. Then have the students draw a picture of the places they visited on their guide sheet titled "England". They can write a description next to their picture if they would like.
  11. Once all of the students are finished with their guide sheets begin to pass out blue construction paper and strips of red and white paper. Give directions as to how to create the United Kingdom flag appropriately. Students can use the "Welcome to England" bulletin board as a guide.
  12. Have the teacher helper and other students pass out the students' scrapbooks.
  13. When students finish their guide sheet and their flag they may neatly glue these into their scrapbooks.
Computer Adaptations:

While students are working on their guide sheets and flags two students can go to the computer and use Netscape to look at a web page about London. This page has many pictures of the same buildings and monuments that were discussed in the story. It also shows information about the theater in London and live radio presentations. The address for this page is:

http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_Kingdom/England/Cities_and_Towns/London/Travel

The students can click on any famous place in London they want to visit, and they will be able to receive information on this place. They can write down any fun facts that they find while searching throughout the page and share them with the class. Once these students are finished, two more students can come up to the computer and do the same activity using tips from the students who have just finished.

Evaluation of Student Learning:

  1. Did the students participate in hanging up the laminated pictures of the buildings and monuments as the two stories were read aloud?
  2. Were the students able to make appropriate predictions as to what they would see in London?
  3. Did the students actively participate in the discussion about the various places that were visited for the day?
  4. Did the students complete their guide sheets with accurate pictures and explanations?
  5. Were the students able to create realistic flags of the United Kingdom following the directions given?
  6. Did the students organize and combine both the guide sheet and flags into their scrapbooks very neatly?
Evaluation of Lesson:
  1. Were the students excited to learn about all of the buildings and monuments in London? Were they excited to hang up the laminated pictures and layout the bulletin board on their own?
  2. Did the students stay interested as they drew pictures on their guide sheets for their scrapbooks?
  3. Were the students able to construct their flags following the directions given? Did they enjoy this activity?
  4. What should be changed when doing this lesson in the future?
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