1. BUILDING A HOUSE OF
POWER
By: Megan Germ

2. LESSON PLAN
 3rd Grade
 Estimated Time: 1 hour & 30 minutes
 Objective:
 Students will be able to exhibit an understanding of power and how it affects
their lives by assembling and illustrating a house that represents the power in
their lives.

3. MATERIALS
 2 pieces of construction paper of any color (can be different
colors)
 Glue bottle
 Scissors
 Ruler
 Pencil
 Markers
 Colored pencils

4. “Buy me, I’ll change your life”
INSPIRED RESOURCES
 Hansel and Gretel
 Artist, Barbara Kruger
 “SpongeBob SquarePants”
VOCABULARY
 Power
 Compare
 Contrast

5. PROCEDURES
 Guided Activity
 Whole class discussion on power in our lives
 Create a visual chart with students’ ideas

6. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
 Did Hansel and Gretel gain, lose, or both gain and lose power
throughout the fairy tale?
 Are there any temptations in your life that affect or alter your
actions or thoughts?
 What can you currently control in your life?
 What are things that you have no control over?
 Are there people that have power over you?

7. ART PROJECT

8. FINAL PROJECT

9. EVALUATION
 Informal
 Ask questions to see if the students have an understanding of the content
throughout the guided activities
 As a class, make a chart/graphic organizer about power
 Monitor the students’ art projects to ensure that their drawings and
illustrations represent the content and art skills
 Formal
 Rubric

11. EXTENSIONS & MODIFICATIONS
 Extensions:
 Could have the students share their houses, then put them together into a
“neighborhood”.
 Creates a classroom identity and community
 Modifications:
 Have everything cut out and glued before

12. WORKS CITED
 Barbara Kruger: “Buy me, I’ll change your life”
 http://www.wdog.com/rider/writings/real_kruger.htm
 “SpongeBob SquarePants” video clips
 http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/clip/the-inside-job-clip.html
 http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/clip/clash-of-triton.html
 http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/clip/pat-no-pay-clip.html