When am I ever going to use this?
Summary When am I ever going to use this? This is a common question in many Math classes today. Challenge your students to answer their …
CategoryInfo Fluency – Target
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 …
On-The-Go Animal Guides
Summary Families visiting Three Lakes Park have an interactive way to learn more about the animals they see in the nature center thanks to third …
Presenting the Fabulous Famous Americans!
Summary Third graders’ curiosity was piqued after learning about various Famous Americans. To discover more, they researched using a variety of search engines. They used …
Reporting Live from Jamestown
Summary In groups of 2-3 students, the fourth graders will choose a topic about Jamestown to research. Students will use search engines such as Ask …
Three Tribes at the MSIC
Summary Students will be challenged with a task of designing brochures for the Math Science Innovation Center (MSIC) to advertise new Native American classes being …
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, …
Cosmic Research Project
Summary In this lesson, while participating in novel study activities, students brainstorm and identify topics related to or mentioned in the novel Cosmic. Examples of …
Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecosystems – 4530
Summary Students conducted research on six different ecosystems using a combination of flipcharts, websites, and non-fiction texts. Research data was compiled into a written report. …