Category Archives: Social Studies
4th Grade Teachers…
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3rd Grade Pirate Maps
Third grade students in Ms. Ford’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about the continents, oceans, and hemispheres (SOL3.5). So today we practiced finding and burying pirate treasures on various continents and oceans based on their hemispheres (really, using latitude and longitude lines). I gave them a template with a map and some questions […] Continue reading
4th Grade Choose-Your-Own Adventure Stories
Fourth grade students in Ms. Tonello’s class at Holladay Elementary created choose-your-own adventure stories today about Jamestown using Inklewriter. They’ve learned about all the problems the Jamestown settlers had (VS.3), but what if the settlers made different choices? How would the outcomes be different? First I showed them a couple of examples to show them […] Continue reading
1st Grade U.S. Symbols Research
First graders in Ms. Long’s class at Davis Elementary are doing research projects on the U.S. Symbols (SOL1.11). One great place to do research is PebbleGo because they have pages about all the U.S. Symbols, but did you know you can make your own webpage for research like PebbleGo? The advantage to making your own […] Continue reading
Mixbook Project
4th grade @ Skipwith began their year long Mixbook project. This activity is GREAT for centers and combines writing, reading, and social studies.
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4th Grade Virginia Resources Graph
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary have been learning in science about the different natural resources produced in Virginia (SOL4.9). In math they’ve been learning about graphing. So today we did some research to gather hard data about Virginia’s resources and graphed the information we found using the Mac spreadsheet program, Numbers. First we predicted which […] Continue reading
Natives Lesson with Mrs. Smallwood’s 4th Graders
I LOVE teaching about those Natives!!! So much fun with Mrs. Smallwood’s class!!! Natives Lesson (Corn, Beans, & Squash) from Ryan Stein on Vimeo. Continue reading
4th Grade Virginia Geography Maps
Fourth grade students in Ms. Cousins’ class at Davis Elementary created their own Virginia geography maps to show the different places and features they need to know (VS.2). They used Google Maps Engine Lite to place markers on and around Virginia identifying the five regions, the five bordering states, and the 4 major rivers. They […] Continue reading
5th Grade Henrico Math Websites
Fifth grade students in Ms. Allen’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about important places in Henrico County (HC.1). They have also been studying 2-digit multiplication in math. So today we combined the two topics into one lesson. First the students had to pick two famous places in Henrico County and use Google Maps […] Continue reading
4th Grade Virginia Indian Maps
Creating Google maps with students is a great way to teach them about geography and history. Recently Google rolled out some changes that make the process simpler, and they call it Maps Engine Lite. So today I tried it out with the fourth graders in Ms. Anthony’s class at Holladay Elementary who have been studying […] Continue reading
