Middle School Social Studies Lesson Plans Number 601 to 651
- A Living Time Line- Set aside a day for your class to celebrate your town's history.
- A Trip to Hawaii- Each day have the children do something to plan for their trip to hawaii example: Mon. use the cardboard to make sun glasses.
- A Virtual trip to Canadian Provincial Parks- It's a webquest.
- Acquired Island Project- You and your group have just received an island of your very own to govern. The United States has sent out you and your group to set up a government on a deserted island that the U.S. has decided to buy.
- Ahoy! Pirates- WOW! a Pirate unit would be lots of fun for elementary students.
- All About Me Unit- It builds sight vocabulary and develops a sense of community in your classroom.
- American West Theme Ideas- A variety of ideas on how teach western themes.
- Ancient Egypt- Everything Egypt!
- Anne Frank- To teach others to be just as vigilant about the subtle forms of discrimination and prejudice as we are about blatant acts of violence and hatred.
- Another way to teach about American Culture- A quick idea.
- Biography Interview- The team will then take turns interviewing each other in front of class, while the other person is that person they are researching.
- Book In A Couple of Days: Year of Impossible Goodbyes- Works for other books as well.
- Branches of Government Windsocks- After students discuss the 3 branches of USA government they make a windsock.
- Building a Pioneer Cabin- The students will understand how difficult it was for the pioneers to build their homes.
- Camping Vests- At the end of two weeks, the children will be able to tie a knot, make s'mores, role -play correct swimming motions, recite fire safety, and other neat camping procedures you may want to include.
- Can I Make It?- Students are given a monthly salary (I use $950) and a monthly budget form. They are required to buy a car, pay rent and utilities, and are given a list of optional expenses such as health ins., auto ins., etc.
- Cemetery Studies- . One main purpose of this to encourage an appreciation of the unique historical significance of that place. Nearly every community has an old cemetery of historic and educational value.
- Central America Group Map Project- Students will use the guide map to enlarge a map of Central America onto the poster paper.
- Cities- Have the children make a skyscraper by cutting the construction paper and adding windows and doors.
- Colony Brochure- This lesson was done in conjunction with the computer class. After studying the 13 colonies, students were to create a brochure advertising one of the colonies.
- The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours?
- The Mystery of the Amazing Farmers
- The Need for Money That Everyone Can Use
- The Next Billion
- The Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime
- The Penny Problem
- The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?
- The Productive Blues (Jeans)
- The Return of Sacagawea
- The South's Decision to Secede: A Violation of Self Interest?
- There Is Something in the Water
- Time Value of Money
- To Buy or Not to Buy