Mr. President, What did you say?
Submitted by: Kelly Wolfgang and Josh Boyd School: Tuckahoe Middle School Summary Presidential speeches can inform the nation about pressing concerns that the president would …
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Historic Marker Civil War Project – 5314
Summary The teacher discussed the Virginia Historical Highway Markers web page that is a part of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. The teacher …
Famous Person Research Project
Summary In this lesson, students were given the opportunity to complete a research project on a famous person that they were getting ready to study …
First Grade Marketplace – 4531
Summary Economics involves concepts that are difficult for 1st graders to understand. The First Grade Marketplace makes Economics come to life for the students. Over …
Famous American School Leaders
Summary This school is implementing the “Leader in Me” character education program, so for this project, students studied a famous American and predicted how that …
Revolutionary Times – 4533
Summary After completing our studies on the American Revolution (VS5a-c), the students were challenged with creating video segments that would cover the topics that were …
Battle of Ancient Greece and Rome
Summary Students voted between ancient Greece and ancient Rome for their favorite ancient civilization, after being exposed to both civilizations to master Social S SOL …
Freedom Project
Summary This lesson was written for a smaller classroom of students, so the focus was not necessarily on group work. Students independently read an article …
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 …