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Social Studies Lesson Plans by Grade
Seventh Grade Lesson Plans for History and Social Studies Subjects
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
“Come to my Country” brochures are created in this geography lesson
Title – Come to My Country By – Susan Stolley Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Grade Level – 7 Name_________________________ Create a brochure that would attract tourists to a country in the Middle East. The purpose is to …
Subject:
Social Studies
Grade:
7
This electoral college lesson focuses on representation in democracies
Title – U.S. Representation /Electoral College By – Kevin Flynn Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Math, Language Arts Grade Level – 7-8 Group Participants: 8th Grade M/F Time: 2 lessons: 2 Hours, with 3 page written/oral report due …
Subject:
Social Studies
Grades:
7, 8
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 Materials/Resources: Internet Historical documents Other media sources/magazines/books …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
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
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
Students create a topic specific newspaper here using a template
Title – Create a Newspaper By – Scot Booth Primary Subject – Language Arts Secondary Subjects – Math, Social Studies, Computers / Internet Grade Level – 4 – 7 Introduction: This fun, student-centered activity allows you to differentiate, while students practice research …
Subjects:
Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
Grades:
4, 5, 6, 7
A daily spreadsheet is involved in this “Stock Market Game”
Title – The Stock Market By – Nicole Primary Subject – Math Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Language Arts, Computers / Internet Grade Level – 6 – 8 STOCK MARKET GAME Each group will be given $1,000 to spend how they …
Subjects:
Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
Grades:
6, 7, 8
Students report on one of the five U.S. land regions in this lesson
Title – U.S. Land Regions Project By – Scott Jamison Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Art, Language Arts Grade Level – 7th Students will research one of the 5 U.S. land regions. Coastal Plain Appalachian Region …
Subjects:
Art, Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade:
7
This well-developed idea uses a museum analogy to explain “What will we be learning this year”
Title – Our Classroom is Like a Museum By – Heidi Willard Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – 6-8 When introducing social studies at the beginning of the year, students always want to know what exactly are we going …
Subject:
Social Studies
Grades:
6, 7, 8
A Family Tree with Photos created on computers using scanners is the outcome of this lesson idea
Title – Family Trees By – Lessonplans.com.au Subject – Social Studies, Computers & Internet Grade Level – 6-8 1. Have your students find pictures or photos of their family at home. 2. Ask them to bring in their photos and pictures for …
Subjects:
Computers & Internet, Social Studies
Grades:
6, 7, 8
Get your War of 1812 Review Strategies here!
Title – War of 1812 By – Angela Ferris Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – Grade 7 Pre-assessment Students are able to work well in groups Student are fairly confident in content area Students have completed all …
Subject:
Social Studies
Grade:
7
Students learn the concept of community in this well-developed photography “about me” project
Title – Exploring Community through Photography By – Carol McRae Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Art Grade Level – 6-8 Objective: To explore the concept of community through images and words. The students will become familiar with definitions of …
Subjects:
Art, Social Studies
Grades:
6, 7, 8
“Deep Sea Exploration” is a history unit wrap-up or introductory activity
Title – Deep Sea Exploration By – Toby Anderson Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – 5-8 Introduction: This lesson plan is an adaptation of a lesson plan found in the 5th Grade Level “History Alive” textbook. I adapted this lesson …
Subject:
Social Studies
Grades:
5, 6, 7, 8
“Look, Listen & Learn” is a composers and history lesson that can be taught without saying a word!
Title – Look, Listen, and Learn By – Susie Primary Subject – Music Secondary Subjects – Social Studies Grade Level – 3rd- 7th OBJECTIVE: To introduce students to great music without saying a word. (This works great for those times when …
Subjects:
Music, Social Studies
Grades:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
In this idea for Coping with Terrorism, students make a Flag from Sept. 11th Newspaper Clippings
Title – Newspaper Flag By – Kevin Fugate Primary Subject – Art Secondary Subjects – Social Studies Grade Level – 4-8 For this lesson you will need the following: Newspapers Glue, liquid or stick copier paper, letter size scissors What you need …
Subjects:
Art, Social Studies
Grades:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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