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. …
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Choosing a Green Car – 4256
Summary This lesson was adapted from NCCTM lesson “Choosing a Green Car.” Students were given the authentic task of evaluating five different cars in terms …
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 …
Weather, Weather, Everywhere – 4252
Summary During this science lesson, students worked collaboratively through three different active and engaging stations to learn about weather. In the Critical Thinking and Problem …
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 …
Fall Research, Investigations and Explorations – 4251
Summary During this cross-curricular lesson, the students will be working in one of three different active and engaging stations. In the Research and Information Fluency …
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 …
It’s Your Birthday – 4152
Summary Integrating reading, writing and math through party planning is a fun-filled way for fifth graders to apply what they have learned while learning new …