Native Americans – 4229
Summary Students work collaboratively in self-selected “tribes” of 4 students to complete the following task: “Settlers are coming to America and wanting to learn more …
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Cookie Election – 4168
Summary In order to relate to the election process, the Kindergarten students conducted an election on different types of cookies. They participated in a variety …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
What is a fairy tale? – 4150
Summary After hearing many fairy tales in class and in the library, the class examined these stories and identified the elements of a fairy tale …
Chicago Tourist Brochure – Things Not Seen – 5306
Summary While reading Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement, students had to research the setting of the novel, Chicago, Illinois, to become tour guides. Before …
Shape Monsters in Fairy Tales! – 4155
Summary Students develop English language skills and vocabulary by exploring and naming shapes, colors, body parts and numbers by collaboratively creating Shape Monsters, recreating fairy …