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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

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.

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?

Speak for Yourself

Speak For Yourself asks the guiding question, “What does it take to make a good speaker?” Students formulate a working definition of what it takes to make a good speaker as they work through the course of the unit.

Shapes Are Everywhere at School!

The lessons provide many opportunities for students to sort shapes according to geometric shapes, as well as, attributes.