Electing Congress and the President | Lesson 2
Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5)Updated Oct. 7, 2024 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson: This lesson will examine how members of Congress and the president…
Election and Electoral College | Lesson 10
Lesson 10: Election and Electoral College (Grades K-3)Updated Oct. 15, 2024 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: In the beginning of the United States, the Founding Fathers didn’t want…
Lesson 11: Our National Election (K-3)
Lesson 11: Our National Election (K-3)Updated Oct. 15, 2024 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: Political parties are not unique to America. Wherever there are governments, there are oppositional…
Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work? (K-3)
Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work? (K-3)Updated Oct. 3, 2024 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will identify the three branches of the federal government. Students will identify the…
Lesson 4: Voting and Elections (Grades 4-5)
Lesson 4: Voting and Elections (Grades 4-5)Updated Oct. 4, 2024 • Studies Weekly Weekly Summary: The constitution sets out very few absolute qualifications to run for national office, yet the…
Vocabulary Lesson Plan
Vocabulary Lesson PlanSept. 28, 2020 • Studies Weekly Grades: K-8 Why: (Purpose) Vocabulary instruction aligns with deep learning by helping students make connections between words and construct meaningful knowledge. Vocabulary…
Measure Learning Targets Using Formative Assessment
Use Formative Assessment to Measure Specific Learning TargetsMarch 2, 2021 • Studies Weekly Why: (Purpose) Cooperative Learning Encourages responsibility and self-management Ability to modify instruction to increase learning Deep Learning…
Economic Choices
Economic ChoicesFeb. 16, 2021 • Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER Teacher Background To make economic choices, students need to understand the value of work, and how it provides income so people can…
Identifying Informational Text Features and Structures
Identifying Informational Text Features and StructuresDec. 03, 2020 • By Studies Weekly Grade Levels: All Social Studies Strands: All Why: (Purpose) Greater Engagement Labeling guides students to dig further into…
Four Corners Teaching Strategy: Cooperative Learning
Four Corners Teaching StrategyNov. 18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Why: (Purpose) Cooperative Learning Promotes peer-to-peer discussion Encourages decision-making, self-management, and listening Deep Learning Collaborative learning Effective communication Developing academic mindsets…