Glue Crew – 4166
Summary After noticing a unique kind of recycling symbol, students researched it to discover Terracycle and joined the Elmer’s Glue Crew brigade. Through this program, …
CategoryCreativity – Target
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 …
From Book to Movie: Creative Editing in the 21st Century – 5679
Summary The Lord of the Rings. The Hunger Games. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In the last decade, juvenile and teen fiction novels have …
Animal Adaptations/Camouflage – 4609
Summary To explore animal adaptations in collaborative groups using 21st century skills. Students will use different styles of research such as books, databases, and online …
Beijing Tour Company – 4282
Summary In this cross-curricular lesson, students were given the authentic task: “You are travel agents for Beijing Tour Company. Your goal is to persuade potential …
Transportation Second Grade Style – 4158
Summary Students were presented with a design challenge that required them to access previously learned knowledge about communities, specifically transportation. They worked collaboratively to design …
Becoming Animal Experts – 4151
Summary Our class first met to identify what students already knew about animals and to outline what they would like to discover about them. Students …