Henrico Hometown Heroes – 4527
Summary Henrico Hometown Heroes is a project in which the fifth grade students investigated the businesses, community/service groups, local leaders, and Henrico citizens who make …
CategoryLanguage Arts
Helping the Homeless
Summary Students read part of the novel Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli and non-fiction articles about lives of homeless people and agencies that help the …
The Great EGGscape
Summary This project requires students to research an inventor or scientist, create a multimedia presentation to share their research findings, design and create an invention …
Igition On, Cell Off
Summary The students will be using a news article to identify the text structure of persuasive writing, locating information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions, …
Honor & Respect
Summary This lesson focuses on connecting the theme of honor and respect in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” to the students’ world and everyday experiences. Through …
Compost Creations
Summary Students will discover the art and science of composting, while working within a budget. First they will research composting using a variety of sources …
JAM Bullying Prevention
Summary I will have my students read the book Jackie and Me. Discuss as a whole group and bring out eight important characteristics to friendship. …
Read My Book!
Summary In this lesson, students create book trailers in order to convince other students to read their book. Students review existing book trailers and come …
Weather Project
Summary Students were tasked to select a weather topic. They were to fully research the topic and then teach about their topic to the class. …
Three Lakes Park Project – 4225
Summary This project integrated the second grade Langauge Arts, Science, and Social Studies curriculum as well as incorporated the technology tools that the students had …