Social Studies

Grades 2-3 Urban Communities

Amanda Bub — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:37:06 PDT

This is a social studies lesson for second and third graders on Urban Communities. Through this lesson students will be able to identify and understand the characteristics of an urban community and the benefits and disadvantages of that community. Students will learn to apply these ideas to understand the influence of environment on a person’s life. The lesson is tiered using a shape contract where the student on each level will choose three different shapes to complete the task based on their level and interest.

Grades 5-6 American Revolution

Gina Gonzalez — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:02:27 PDT

This is a social studies lesson for 5th and 6th graders on the American Revolution. Through this lesson students will be able to understand the immediate causes of the American revolution, understand the reaction of the colonists to these causes, and discover how each student would react if they were the colonists and to explore different alternatives to war, if any. The lesson is tiered into three levels where students are grouped by ability. In each level students will receive a task card and can choose the activity that is of most interest to them.

Grades K-1 Community Helpers

Katelyn Sciliano — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:14:14 PDT

This is a social studies lesson for kindergarten and first grade on community helpers. Through this lesson students will learn about what a community helper is, important community helpers in the community they live in, and what each community helper wears as a uniform and performs as their job. Students will also develop listening, reading, and decoding skills as well as experience with comparing and contrasting. The lesson is tiered in three levels based on ability. Within each tier the student will complete a shape contract where they choose tasks based on interest and ability.

Grades 4-5 The Iroquois

Dana Stabile — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:51:07 PDT

This is a social studies lesson for fourth and fifth graders on the Iroquois. . Through the lesson, students will understand where the Iroquois Tribe of the Eastern Woodlands lived in relation to modern day New York. Students will also be able to understand the practices, values, traditions, and daily life of the Iroquois tribe. In addition, students will understand the contributions these tribes have made to our nation today. This lesson spans over ten days and offers a variety of projects using a tic-tack-toe chart on three tiered levels where students can choose their favorite activity in each subject area to create a line based on their interests.