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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Poets of Christmas Past

In this lesson, students consider the meanings of Christmas by reading an op-ed and reflect on the meanings of the Christmas holiday

Where is Japan? Basic Map Skills

The purpose of this integrated unit is for first graders to learn basic map skills and use these map skills to solve a problem.

What Makes Me Who I Am?

Students begin to understand who they are by first analyzing their genetics, and second, by taking a closer look into their cells and how these cells interact within the body

Where’s the Heart of Florida?

Should the capital of the state of Florida remain where it is in the 21st century? Would another location better represent the “heart of Florida?”

Students as Historians: Investigating the Gulf War

How do facts and opinions, as well as primary and secondary sources, influence the remembering (interpretation) of an event? What makes a source primary or secondary? What’s the difference between fact and opinion?