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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Archy the Arch – 4601
Summary Students will be guided by Archy the Arch as he searches for his ancestors from long ago. Applying math, map, and data collection skills, …
Your Vote Counts!
Summary First grade students have been learing about citizneship, communities, graphing and voting. Although we have spent several days disucssing American Symbols, The United States …
You Are Producers! – 4156
Summary This is an economics lesson to help students understand the difference between producers and consumers. First graders self-selected their own groups and products. They …
Snack Election – 4157
Summary This lesson had students creating a campaign for a healthy snack. First, students began their research by consulting experts. Two school nurse interns led …
The Starbucks Experience: Does the Starbucks Image Match Reality?- 6202
Summary Summary: This project has students analyzing the Starbucks products, advertising, and experience. Does the Starbucks reality match-up with the Starbucks image? Students will be …