- Families-
A complete unit on the concept of families.
- Family
Time Line- In this activity, children will interview family members
to learn about important events that have happened in their families.
Then use that information to create a time line showing changes and
growth in their families.
- Famine
looms in Africa- Students will analyze the role of countries assisting
other countries during a potential humanitarian problem, and how the
political situations in countries affect aid given and received.
- Famous Historical
People- Students are put into groups. They pick a famous person
from history. It may be an explorer, president, scientist, etc. They
have one week to put together a script of the life of the famous person.
- Fantastic
Flying Journey- Teacher will read the book -Fantastic Flying Journey
aloud to the class. As the characters reach each country/continent,
students will use the Internet to find out more information about that
place.
- Firefighters:
Community Helper- The following is a list of various activites the
teacher can choose from when teaching a unit on firefighters.
- First Amendment
Guarantee of Free Speech- Students receive a list of banned books
from which they choose one to read. As a class we study the concepts
that incite people to demand that certain books be banned: violence,
language, racial discrimination, homosexuality, abortion, sex, etc.
- Flag Song-
I use this after the pledge of allegiance has been recited with my kinders.
It would be fine alone for younger pre-schoolers. Discuss the words.
Have someone hold the flag!
- Freedom
Unit- While exploring and comparing a variety of historical periods,
students will learn about oppression, human rights, and freedom.
- Fun At the
Farm- A great unit for learning common farming activities.
- Fun with
Proverbs- Having been shown several Japanese proverbs, the students
will guess the meaning of each proverb and say the English version of
the proverb if possible.
- Geography
& World War II- The 30-11th & 12th graders will know the geography
of World War II Europe and discuss the various pacts, political ideologies,
and military strategies involved in the years preceding the war and
the initial confrontations that began the war.
- George Washington
in Pennsylvania #1- In recognition of the bicentennial anniversary
of George Washington’s death, the Pennsylvania Cable Network has created
a special television series on the nation’s first President and his
many activities in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Geroge Washington
Scavenger Hunt- Have 2 children go to the computer. One will be
the pilot and navigate the site, and the other will be the secretary
that will answer questions on paper.
- Getting
to Know Me- The student will construct a dated timeline of their
life using photos and magazine cutouts to display information.
- Government-
A complete unit of government.
- Growing
and Changing- A year-long project.
- Highs / Lows
of States- You will be going on a scavenger hunt on the computer
to find information about a region that your group will choose.
- Hiking the
Appalachian Trail- There can be endless variation to this lesson,
geared to your grade level and the materials and time on hand.
- History
Hall of Fame- Prepare your students that they will create an American
History Hall of Fame for various cultures that have been forgotten in
American History.
- How Do You
Know You Won't Like It?- The learner will identify various ethnic
groups found in regions of America, Europe, and Oceania and their impact
on the development of the selected region.
- How to Build
a Slave Ship- Without telling the students what they are doing (building
a slave ship) divide your class into groups of from 2-3 people in each
group.
- How to travel
across the country without leaving your class- What you do is you
get a stuffed animal and name him. You will be sending this animal in
the mail, so don't make him too big. The size of a beanie baby is perfect.
- How
women's status affects economic conditions- Defend a position on
issues raised by the U.N. report "State of the World Population 2000."
- Human
rights violations- Students will examine and evaluate the state
of human rights in China and the United States.
- I Can Choose-
You, as teacher, decides how much discussion is needed to explain all
the different emotions.
- 'I
Love You' virus- Students will create an operational definition
for the term "computer virus." Students will compare the "I Love You"
computer virus to another prominent computer virus.
- Internet
Social Studies Treasure Hunt- Students gain a tremendous amount
of knowledge and learn new diverce resoursces and homework sites.
- Internet
Social Studies Treasure Hunt- Students gain a tremendous amount
of knowledge and learn new diverce resoursces and homework sites.
- Introduction
to Sexism- This individual lesson is meant to be part of a larger
attack on sexism and other linked oppressions which will ideally discussed
over the course of the term in a Secondary III?V M.R.E. or English class.
- Iowa Census
Project- The state of Iowa is appropriating 340 million dollars
for local developmental projects. The students will research and evaluate
Iowa counties recent census data.
- Iowa Leaders-
To begin to learn to use the internet and compare characteristics of
famous Iowa leaders.
- Island of
Hope, Island of Tears- Students will be able to express understanding
of immigation unit.
- Leading Economic
Indicators- Students will be able to identify/define/explain what
the leading economic indicators are.
- Learning
about the School with the Gingerbread Boy- Learning about the School
and the people who work in it.
- Learning
about war through personal stories- Learning about history through
personal stories and role playing.
- Let's Study Explorers-
Here are a few tips and helpful hints to get you started!
- Looking at
the 1960's via Rock n' Roll- To think about and then write down
current knowledge/perceptions about the 1960’s.
- Love
bytes- Students will explain the process by which the Love Letter
virus spread, as well as how the source of the virus was traced.
- Make a Farm-
Download the software and print out the buildings, etc. Have the students
color and cut out their buildings (barn, silo, chicken coop, etc.)
- Making a
Multicultural Brochure- Pick a theme- for example, mystudents made
brichures on Countries in the Caribbean when we were studying Columbus
Exploration to the new world.
- Making Culture
Concrete- Give each co-operative group some of the following items
from one of the basic elements of culture.
- Mapping
Food in Our Community- Many children are not aware of where the
food they eat comes from.
- Marco Polo- Pretend
you are young Marco Polo and have just been told you get to go with
you uncle and father. Write a letter to a friend telling what you think.
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