Greek Grammy Awards – 4305
Summary For a unit on public speaking with the theme of Greek mythology, students first researched the 14 major gods and goddesses. For research, they …
CategorySocial Studies
Adolescent Character Profiles
Lesson Title: Adolescent Character Profiles Teacher: Julia Clark Target Grade/Subject: 10 – 12 – Psychology Length: 90+ Minutes Summary This lesson is a classroom and …
Memorializing America’s First Five Presidents: Monument Design Project – 5379
Submitted by: Ellen Jewell Collaborators: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary After participating in a webinar on Google SketchUp, students wanted to incorporate …
Cookie Election – 4168
Summary In order to relate to the election process, the Kindergarten students conducted an election on different types of cookies. They participated in a variety …
Current Affairs
Lesson Title: Current Affairs Teacher: Julia Clark Target Grade/Subject: 10 – Economics and Personal Finance Length: 45-90 Minutes Summary This lesson is an ongoing activity …
Geography Pop Star – 4376
Summary Studies show that using music in education increases a student’s memory ability. Henrico County Public Schools also has a long standing recognition for its …
Who is the most admired Famous American? – 4165
Summary Students combine our citizenship unit, graphing unit, and library resource time to self-generate ideas based on data collection from a broad range of resources. …
Jamestown Debate – 4163
Summary The students were introduced to Jamestown through the VA Studies curriculum. They enjoyed the curriculum and started to ask questions about the people of …
Culminating Activity for Henrico County History- 4162
Summary Using 21st Century skills and higher level questioning with Bloom’s Taxonomy, the students completed an integrated Language Arts and Social Studies unit focusing on …
Tweet Me 20’s
Summary Do you know who the most influential Americans in the arts were in the 1920’s and 1930’s? This lesson took students on a journey …