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 …
Tagsocial studies
Together We Can! – 4234
Summary This lesson was designed to help students gain a deeper understanding and perspective on the Civil War. The class revisited a discussion about how …
Battle of the Bands! – 4231
Summary This cross-curricular lesson incorporates the fifth grade Social Studies curriculum for the regions of the United States and Language Arts. Students were given the …
Ocean Emergency – 4281
Summary In this cross-curricular lesson, students worked in self-selected collaborative groups on the following authentic task: “An oil spill has occurred in the Gulf of …
Short Pump Architects – 4232
Summary The purpose of this project was to have students complete an authentic task combining recent studies in math, social studies, and language arts. The …
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – 4610
Summary This is a rich project that aligns itself well with SOL 1.2 : The student will describe the stories of American Leaders and their …
‘Edcanvassing’ AP U.S. History
Dan Dickey, Deep Run High School Summary The immense amount of information to be covered in an Advanced Placement course often forces delivery of the …
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 …
Diary Entries: Alexander the Great
Summary Students are placed into groups and assigned one of 3 letters to be written, from the perspective of Alexander the Great: Letter to his …
Turbulent Times: The Sporadic Sixties
Emily Pierce, Deep Run High School Summary Working as a large group, first students research and then compile subtopics of key events and people of …