Students use the Internet here to research the history of the Thanksgiving holiday

Title – History of Thanksgiving By – Anita Claudette Roberts Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Computers / Internet, Language Arts, Other Grade Level – 6 Lesson Summary: Students use the Internet to research the history of the Thanksgiving holiday. …

Subject:

Social Studies  

Grade:

6  

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Communism!

Title – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Communism! By – Christine Shirley Primary Subject – Language Arts Secondary Subjects – Social Studies Grade Level – 6  Note from LessonPlansPage.com: One of the links in this lesson, www.RoaldDahlFans.com was not working on …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grade:

6  

Here are some Worksheet ideas to be used before beginning a lesson

Title – Pick of the Day By – Joan M. Diez Subject – Social Studies, Language Arts Grade Level – Grades 3 – 6  Objectives: To give students a number of different tasks to do, individually or in pairs/small groups. Most of …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6  

Students create a travel brochure to an imaginary place in this lesson

Title – Travel Brochure By – Charisse Riser Primary Subject – Language Arts Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Art, Computers / Internet Grade Level – 6- 8 Have students fold a piece of paper into threes. Your paper is to become a …

Subjects:

Art, Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8  

A very thorough lesson on creating an Alphabet Book and Research

Title – Alphabet Book By – Carolyn Murray Subject – Language Arts, Social Studies Grade Level – 5th – 6th Lesson Plan Format I. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE(S)/OUTCOMES: Students will: — select a topic for their alphabet book. — research the topic in the …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6  

This Rosa Parks history lesson incorporates reading comprehension as well

  Title – Rosa Parks – History with integrated literature By – Mandy Roman Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 4 – 6 Materials: two different colors of stickers reading passage on Rosa Parks (one …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

4, 5, 6  

Here is another family tree activity

  Title – Family Tree By – Dawn Pawlowski Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – 5-8 Objectives: Students will… (1) Identify different types of connections that exist within his/her family, (2) Chart his/her family tree, (3) Explain his/her family tree, …

Subject:

Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6, 7, 8  

This is a WebQuest on the American Revolution

Subjects:

Computers & Internet, Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  

This TV newscast lesson will bring the American Revolution, and your students, to life or at least to tape

  Title – An American Revolution Newscast By – Erin Lynch Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subject – Computers & Internet Grade Level – 5-7 Objectives: 1. The students will work in groups to ultimately produce a news program together. 2. …

Subjects:

Computers & Internet, Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6, 7  

A lesson for the new Millenium! This one involves making Millneium Mobiles for people (or events) of the 20th century

Title – Millenium Mobiles By – Nancy Robillard Subject – Social Studies, New Years Grade Level – 4-6 Ahead of time, have students research three concepts and then write a brief paragraph about each on three index cards: * What was the …

Subject:

Social Studies  

Grades:

4, 5, 6  

This idea involves Research, Writing and creating a Time Capsule covering the 20th Century

Title – Millennium By – Karen Richau Subject – Social Studies, Language Arts Grade Level – 6-8 Objective: To make us more aware of the changes that have occurred over the past one hundred years. Materials/Resources: Internet Historical documents Other media sources/magazines/books …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8  

Here students study multimedia persuasion techniques and use them to create Photo Story 3 advertisements

Title – Improving Multimedia Literacy Skills Using Photo Story 3 By – Emily Moore Primary Subject – Computers / Internet Secondary Subjects – Language Arts, Social Studies, Music, Art, Grade Level – Grades 5-8  Concept/Topic to Teach: Deliberate juxtaposition of images, sound, …

Subjects:

Art, Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6, 7, 8  

Students create a medieval crusade journal here after reading a story about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Title – Crusade Journal By – Helen Venosdel Primary Subject – Language Arts Secondary Subjects – Social Studies Grade Level – 6-8 Objective: After reading Queen Eleanor: Independent Spirit of the Medieval World by Polly S. Brooks, students will create a diary/travelogue …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8  

Students love this Earth Day Jeopardy game activity (Special Ed – 3-12)

Title – Earth Day Jeopardy By – Julia Bishop Primary Subject – Science Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Language Arts Grade Level – 3-7, Special Ed Concept: Earth Day Jeopardy is a great cross-curricular ecology lesson (reading, social studies and science) that …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Science, Social Studies  

Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7  

This lesson is for creating a PowerPoint Presentation on the Revolutionary War

Title – American Revolutionary War PowerPoint Presentation By – Michelle Anderson Subject – Social Studies, Language Arts, Computers Grade Level – 5th – 8th Materials: Microsoft PowerPoint, reference materials for the Revolutionary War (this could easily be adapted to any unit of …

Subjects:

Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6, 7, 8  

This is an integrated Aboriginal Dot Painting lesson plan

Title – Aboriginal Dot Painting By – Maggie Yant Primary Subject – Art Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Language Arts Grade Level – K-6 Aboriginal Dot Painting – An Integrated Lesson Plan This lesson came to me when I was teaching a …

Subjects:

Art, Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  

This is a successful and appreciated Adopt-A-Vet idea

  Title – Adopt-A-Vet By – Charesse Hicks Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 2-6 Second graders at Chapin Elementary adopt veterans, one per class, from the CW Tucker Nursing Center in Columbia, SC. Chosen …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6  

To demonstrate their Civil War knowledge, students write a diary entry or letter from the period, in this lesson

  Title – Civil War Diaries and Letters By – Andrea Smith Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 6-8 Goals: Students will learn about the various effects that the Civil War had on people. They …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8  

A Social Studies game on continents

Jami Bernstein Lesson Plan 4 TITLE: The Continent Game GRADE LEVEL: 5 – 6 DATE: 1 day/1 hr. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS: The purpose of this activity is to provide students with the skills to compare the earth’s continents in a variety of ways. …

Subject:

Social Studies  

Grades:

5, 6  

Another Geography lesson on ideas and culture

Michelle Hofmann FINDING YOUR SPOT IN THE WORLD 6th through 8 th grade September 10, 1996, 30 minutes each day, Performance Expectations: Students will be able to understand how movement of people brings ideas and changes into a country or neighborhood. Students …

Subject:

Social Studies  

Grades:

6, 7, 8