This unit helps home-schooled students make the transition from home to school easy and comfortable. The child becomes familiar with teachers in the classroom and the routine and setting of the […]
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Be a Structural Engineer!
The unit introduces elementary age students to processes involved in designing and building things, with a focus on structural strength. The approach to student learning is one of discovery, followed […]
Famous People Learning Unit
Read a story to the class on the famous person you have chosen. In small groups, students discuss and write answers to questions given on a worksheet. Students learn about […]
Heart and Human Circulatory System
The class views the video “Hemo the Magnificent” before the teacher starts discussing the circulatory system. The discussion leads to identification and labeling of the parts of the circulatory system. […]
Green Thumbs and Dirty Fingernails
The purpose of the Green Thumbs and Dirty Fingernails unit is to provide second grade students with an opportunity to learn about plants — including plant parts, plant needs, and […]
First Grade-Sixth Grade Partners
Sixth Graders are shown a videotaped segment of their own experiences as First Graders. This leads to a discussion of their recollections while they were in first grade working with […]
Polluting the Environment
In this learning unit, students construct a mini-ecosystem; pollute the ecosystem; observe, collect, and record data on the effects; share their findings; and draw conclusions. Students have ample opportunity to […]
Cooking Up The Weather
Students are immersed in this integrated learning unit through instruction / activities that lead to a cohesive, in-depth study of the topic of weather. Students practice and apply skills in […]
American Revolution Lesson Plan: Jean Fritz Stories
Students explore the American Revolution in this lesson plan, with vocabulary, character analysis, literature circles, and creative projects.