Democracy, We Love It!
Summary Whether students realize it or not, the government that they live under affects them every day. The Constitution and Bill of Rights allows them …
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Pop Art Acrylic Transfers
Summary Students created an Andy Warhol, Pop Art inspired, Acrylic transfer on canvas. Using PowerPoint and Active Engage, they learned about the history of Pop …
Mi Familia
Summary Students learned about family structures, both immediate and extended family vocabulary. In this unit we covered basic family vocabulary, possessive adjectives, telling age/birthday in …
Neighborhood Design Star
Summary This lesson incorporates three 6th grade math SOLs into one computer-based project: SOL6.11 coordinate planes, 6.12 congruent figures, and 6.13 quadrilaterals. The students designed …
Music in Our Schools
Summary This lesson was designed for students to understand why music is important in schools. While students think music class is fun, they need to …
Public Service Announcements
Summary Students researched and created an original public service announcement. This could be made on the computer, using software of the students’ choice, or on …
Word Warriors
Summary Students assumed the role of word warriors as they attacked new words discovered during their reading. Using www.tweentribune.com, the students chose a high-interest article …
Crazy for Straws
Summary When is the last time you used a straw? If you are a typical American it was today! We use these plastic cylinders all …
Intro to Research Lesson
Summary In this lesson, students practiced basic research skills in less than one class period. They selected a current events issue that is interesting to …
Cause and Effect Mini Lesson
Summary In this mini lesson focused on Critical Thinking, the students use ActivInspire to connect causes and effects from the context of a short story. …