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The Virginia Council on Economic Education 2015-2016 Featured Books: Tia Isa Wants …
The Virginia Council on Economic Education 2015-2016 Featured Books: Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina, Helen’s Big World: Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport, and Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell with discussion questions and lesson plans. These books are used to teach about savings,savings goals, opportunity cost, productive resources, and human capital.
The 7th grade poetry unit gives an in depth approach to poetry …
The 7th grade poetry unit gives an in depth approach to poetry involving the four strands within the core. I've included worksheets, rubrics, and answers keys where applicable. I have also used literature examples from the core.
AP Euro 14 AP Euro In Between Years. InBetween Years.. Before you …
AP Euro 14 AP Euro In Between Years. InBetween Years.. Before you begin Caught between Wars Life in the Interwar Years The War to end all Wars leads to another War Impact of Versailles Treaty and Rise of Mussolini Lacks Leadership Characteristics Rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany The Interwar Years Art during the InBetween Years Module Wrapup Assessment Before you begin AP European
APUS History APUSH 20s GDWWII. 1920s The Great Depression and World War …
APUS History APUSH 20s GDWWII. 1920s The Great Depression and World War II. 1920s The Great Depression and World War II Lesson 1 Key Concepts Lesson 2 Long Answer Essay The 1920s Lesson 3 Virtual Visit The Little White House Lesson 4 The Great Depression and the New Deal Document Analysis Lesson 5 Discussion The Decision to Drop the Bomb Module Wrapup Assessment
Students explore human nature through careful study of the Russian Revolution, focusing …
Students explore human nature through careful study of the Russian Revolution, focusing on the ways in which leaders manipulated and oppressed their own people.
Students form literature circles, read "Esperanza Rising" or "Becoming Naomi Leon" by …
Students form literature circles, read "Esperanza Rising" or "Becoming Naomi Leon" by Pam MuĐoz Ryan, use a Critical Thinking Map to discuss social issues, and use a class wiki.
This lesson teaches elementary students new vocabulary terms through book discussion groups. …
This lesson teaches elementary students new vocabulary terms through book discussion groups. Students use context clues, prior knowledge, and print and online resources for vocabulary understanding in their discussion.
Students extend their computational work to include fractions and decimals, adding and …
Students extend their computational work to include fractions and decimals, adding and subtracting numbers in those forms in this unit before moving to multiplication and division in subsequent units.
Interactive lesson plan which allows for elementary students to learn the "Part …
Interactive lesson plan which allows for elementary students to learn the "Part of speech," concepts of adjectives as well as effective characterization techniques. Uses the story of Charlotte's Web.
This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific …
This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific observation to make an ABC book based on Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen. Family participation is encouraged.
Video program explains the difference between observation and experiment and the principles …
Video program explains the difference between observation and experiment and the principles of experiment design. Lesson draws on real-life example of osteoarthritis study and a randomized comparative experiment. [28:39]
Video presentation on the probability of independent events, covering related topics: multiplication …
Video presentation on the probability of independent events, covering related topics: multiplication rule, random variable, and mean and standard deviation. [28:41]
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the exploration of the Americas. Site includes …
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the exploration of the Americas. Site includes primary source documents, videos, essays, and lesson plans to help students research the exploration of the new land.
In the story, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander …
In the story, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander receives a dollar from his grandparents that he plans to save, but he spends it all, a little at a time. In this lesson, students count by 2s to fill a container with 100 pennies. They are asked whether 100 pennies is the same amount of money as one dollar. They listen to the story, and as Alexander spends his money, students come up and remove the correct number of pennies from a container. At the end of the story, students are again asked if 100 pennies is the same amount of money as one dollar. Students discuss the choices that Alexander made and give advice on how he could save his money to reach his goal of buying a walkie-talkie.
In this lesson, students analyze the allusions, slang, and literary analogies used …
In this lesson, students analyze the allusions, slang, and literary analogies used in "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. To extend understanding, they will then write their own allusions and analogies.
Students will explore the individual’s responsibility to society and the ways in …
Students will explore the individual’s responsibility to society and the ways in which all humans are interconnected through their reading of excerpts from several texts, letters, poems, short stories and articles.
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