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Living Things

The purpose of this unit is for first graders to learn about living things. Students will learn how to group living things, basic needs of living things, that there are many different living things and that each has an environment. They will also learn how living things adapt to both their environment and for survival purposes. Language Arts skills are reinforced using the science content.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, All Year Long, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Science

Jacob Have I Loved – A Novel Study

Jacob have I loved, Esau have I hated. Students explore the book Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson through a study of its setting, characters, many conflicts, and resolutions. They learn to apply quotes from the book to their own lives and wonder if it is possible to truly hate a sibling. At unit’s end, students take a unit assessment that tests their knowledge of the unit’s standards and create multi-media presentations in which they depict scenes from the novel. This unit can be used as a stand-alone unit or in conjunction with its companion social studies unit, Announcing World War II, and science unit, Twin Traits.

Found in: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts

Inventions and Inventors

In this unit, students use a variety of references to read and organize information and demonstrate knowledge of selected significant people, their contributions to society, and ways the contributions impacted society. Contributions in the fields of communication and technology and significant scientific discoveries are explored. Timeline activities are included to promote understanding of order of events.

Found in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

Info Expo

While working in cooperative groups, students research a topic for an expository report. Students then work collaboratively to write, edit, and revise the report to produce a polished research paper. Following the group effort, students work independently to test their newly acquired research and report writing skills. Please note that this unit can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of teachers of various grade levels or across many subject areas.

Found in: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts

Industrial Times

Students follow a journalistic theme to find out about the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. Activities, such as creating headlines, illustrations, writing and publishing articles, and participating in a Meet the Press panel discussion lead students to find an answer to the guiding question: Why do I do what I do?

Found in: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts, Social Studies