Tag Archives: Elementary School

Why Build a Memorial?

January 31, 2018 – 4:42 pm

Beth Owens, Visual Art, Reedy Creek ES

Tags armature, Charlotte, Design, Elementary School, form, identity, Kennedy Center, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Monument, North Carolina, Richard Hunt, Rocky Mount, romare bearden, sculpture, Spiral Odyssey, Washington Monument | Permalink | Comments Off

Using Google Maps to Explore Food Deserts

January 31, 2018 – 1:13 pm

Katelyn Gardepe, Fifth Grade, Selwyn ES

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, Food Deserts, Food Insecurity, Food Secure, Fourth Grade Health, Hunger, Malnutrition, Math, Metric Conversions, Numbers in Base Ten, place value, social issues | Permalink | Comments Off

Immigration and the Mathematical Mind

January 31, 2018 – 1:10 pm

Jimi’ E. Rogers, Kindergarten, Nations Ford ES

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Analyze, attributes, categorization, collect, DACA, data, Elementary School, emigrate, Immigration, immigration policy, interpret, Math, pose, represent | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

Literacy through Play for Pre-Kindergarten Students

March 22, 2017 – 11:25 am

Jacquelyn Fizet, Pre-Kindergarten, David Cox Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, Emergent Literacy Skills, Kindergarten, literacy, Phonological Awareness, Reader’s Workshop, Reading, Reading Aloud | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Exploring Memoir - From Picture Book to Digital Story

Exploring Moments in our Lives: Memoir Writing for Elementary Students

March 1, 2017 – 1:29 pm

Janée Gregory, Fourth Grade, JH Gunn Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags annotate, audience, author, confer, descriptive, edit, Elementary School, experiences, feelings, life, Memoirs, mentor text, Structure, time, visualize, write, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How Science is Done: A Behind the Scenes Look at Scientific Research

Moral or Unjust? Exploring Ethical Issues of Scientific Research

February 20, 2017 – 11:59 am

Katelyn Gardepe, Fifth Grade, Selwyn Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags debate, Elementary School, Ethical Issues in Science, ethics, Literacy in the Science Classroom, Science in the Literacy Classroom, scientific research | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 3: The Many Faces of Capitalism around the Globe - Past and Present

Exploring the Current Concepts of Money

February 14, 2017 – 1:29 pm

Deborah Yu-Yuk Jung, Media Skills, Winding Springs Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, Household finance; Financial institutions; Government policy and regulation; Capitalism; Economics; Money, media skills | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 3: The Many Faces of Capitalism around the Globe - Past and Present

What Is Money? What Do We Need to Know to Be Money Wise?

February 14, 2017 – 1:16 pm

Emiko Furuya, Fifth Grade, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags banking, capitalism, decimal numbers, Elementary School, Fractions, Math, money, percentages | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

We Can See Clearly Now – Using Art to Expand Understandings of Personal Cultural Identities

February 8, 2017 – 12:30 pm

Lecia Shockley, Second Grade, Selwyn Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, Biography, collaboration, communication skills, creative thinking, critical thinking, depth of understanding, Elementary School, Integration, observation skills, visual intelligence, visual text, visual thinking strategies, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

Blocking Writer’s Block: How do we encourage students to overcome their fear of writing?

February 6, 2017 – 1:36 pm

Robin McLennon, Fourth Grade, Davidson Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags analyzing, balanced literacy, close reading, Elementary School, emotions, opinion and persuasive, perspective, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

Constructing a Creative Classroom Community

February 6, 2017 – 1:20 pm

Jessica M. Young, Second Grade, Davidson Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags balanced literacy, close reading, Elementary School, fiction, narrative writing, nonfiction, Personal Narrative, small moment story, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

The Power of the Pen: Writing Narratives in the Perspectives of European Explorers and American Indians

February 6, 2017 – 1:18 pm

Jessica Cross, Third Grade, Winding Springs Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags American Indians, balanced literacy, characters, description, dialogue, Elementary School, European Explorers, figurative language, historical, Narratives, perspective, Research, technology, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 5: FUNdamentals in Math for Grades PreK-12

Place the Value the Fun Way

February 6, 2017 – 11:53 am

Kimberly Wilson, General Education, Grand Oak Elementary

Curriculum Unit(pdf)

Tags base ten blocks, dots, Elementary School, general education, Math, place value | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 5: FUNdamentals in Math for Grades PreK-12

The Wisdom of Word Problems

February 6, 2017 – 11:49 am

Gwendalyn Iversen, Second Grade, Winding Springs Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags close reading, Elementary School, Math, Schematic Drawings, Word Problems | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Elementary School

Why Build a Memorial?

Literacy through Play for Pre-Kindergarten Students

Exploring Moments in our Lives: Memoir Writing for Elementary Students

Moral or Unjust? Exploring Ethical Issues of Scientific Research

Exploring the Current Concepts of Money

What Is Money? What Do We Need to Know to Be Money Wise?

We Can See Clearly Now – Using Art to Expand Understandings of Personal Cultural Identities

Blocking Writer’s Block: How do we encourage students to overcome their fear of writing?

Constructing a Creative Classroom Community

The Power of the Pen: Writing Narratives in the Perspectives of European Explorers and American Indians

Place the Value the Fun Way

The Wisdom of Word Problems

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