The Life and Times of Cesar Chavez
Submitted by: Tyler Hart School: Springfield Park Elementary Summary Students learned about this Mexican American using a variety of reference sources. The students worked together …
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Henrico County Letter to Visitor
Submitted by: Melissa Hess School: Varina ES Summary Summary: Students will complete this assignment as a cumulative project in their Henrico County History Program. Students …
Christopher Columbus
Submitted by: Rhonda Lanham School: Varina ES Summary Students participate in a study of Christopher Columbus to enhance knowledge of the famous person. Lesson is …
Catapult Creations
Submitted by: Dory Doyle Collaborators: Suzanne Whitlow School: Shady Grove ES Summary Students imagined that they were settlers at Jamestown. While building a fort, they …
Symbols
Submitted by: Jessica Phelps Collaborators: Suzanne Whitlow, ITRT School: Shady Grove Elementary Summary After studying the U.S. symbols, the students were given the task to …
New World Players
Submitted by: Cheryl Ives School: Glen Allen Elementary Summary After completing our studies of Jamestown (VS3a-g), the students were challenged with creating video segments that …
The Great American Mail Race
Submitted by: Nicholas Olson Collaborators: Nora Case School: Fairfield Middle School Summary The US Mail Race is a great way for students to review the …
Legislative Review Game
Submitted by: Johnathan Gregory School: Tuckahoe Middle School Summary This lesson allows students the opportunity to create a review game for the Legislative Branch of …
Predicting History: What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
Submitted by: Nancy Morris Collaborators: William Berry (ITRT) School: Moody Middle School Summary During this lesson, the students learn how to make predictions based on …
Yay or Nay to More Development for Short Pump?
Submitted by: Brooke Carter, Fifth Grade Teacher Collaborators: Whitney deBordenave, Elementary ITRT School: Short Pump Elementary School Summary Henrico County entered the 20th century primarily …