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Lesson Plans - 6th Grade

Meet the Press

Students listen to candidate interviews that are available online.

Take a Stand!

Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process!

Campaign Ad Critique

Students learn a lesson in media literacy!

Termite Trails

Termites are small, soft bodied, usually pale-colored insects. These are social insects with a caste system. They live in colonies in the ground or in wood.

Classroom Mascots

An insect unit isn’t complete without live insects in the classroom. Many students like to bring insects for ’show and tell.’ While some insects are very hard to keep alive for more than a few days, others can be maintained for much longer periods of time. There are some guidelines in both cases that this publication will attempt to address.