Tag Archives: Elementary School

Demystifying Hogwarts: Good, Evil, and the Influence of Supernatural Figures in the Harry Potter Book Series

February 3, 2016 – 1:37 pm

Jennifer Dalesandro, Third Grade, Bain Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Author’s Purpose, character traits, Children's Literature, Elementary School, evil, good, Harry Potter, inference, inner theatre, Language Arts, supernatural figures, symbolism | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Increase Reading Level through Movement and Morning Meetings

February 3, 2016 – 1:31 pm

Amy Thomas, First Grade, Reedy Creek Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Brain Gym, Elementary School, English, GoNoodle, habit, Morning Meetings, prepare, Reading, stamina | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Exploring Africa through Reading

February 3, 2016 – 1:15 pm

Sade Wright, Third Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Botswana, Cameroon, Compare, Comparison, Comprehension Skills, Contrast, Countries, Create, Difference, Economics, Egypt, Elementary School, Games, Ghana, Goods, Holidays, Kenya, Language Arts, Location, Malawi, Map, maps, Meals, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Recipe, refugee, Schools, Services, Similarity, South Africa, Tanzania, United States | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Words of African Wisdom through Leuk the Hare in a French Immersion Classroom

February 3, 2016 – 1:10 pm

Pamela Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags African culture, baobab, Birago Diop, close reading, Elementary School, folktale, French Immersion Program, griot, hare, reader’s theater, storytelling | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Connecting Children to Four African Cultures through Musical Experiences

February 2, 2016 – 3:05 pm

Lana J. Withrow, Music, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, children, Dance, drums, Elementary School, folktale, Games, Kenya, Language, Mali, marimba, masks, mbira, Music, singing, South Africa, stories, Zimbabwe | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

February 2, 2016 – 2:21 pm

Sandra Spraggins, Technology, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Polyps, Coral Reef, Ecosystem, Elementary School, global warming, Habitat, Nursery Ground, ordered pair, Origin, Quadrant, Run-off, Science, Sea Surface Temperature, species, technology, X-Axis, Y-Axis | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Let’s go measure in Valencia

February 2, 2016 – 2:12 pm

Rosa W. Bockian, Third Grade, Collinswood Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags average, bar graph, data, electromagnetic force, Elementary School, line plot, Math, measurements, oscillation, pendulum, pictograph, Science, Spain, unit square | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

February 2, 2016 – 1:34 pm

Chrystal Cavanagh, Science, Morehead STEM Academy

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags climate, data, Elementary School, Science, weather, weather data, weather graphing, weather prediction | Permalink | Comments Off

Teaching Tolerance and Social Justice by Examining the Ideological Implications of World War II and the Holocaust

February 2, 2016 – 1:12 pm

Heather Almaraz, Fifth Grade, Lebanon Road Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags and Fairness, Elementary School, Holocaust, Peace, Propaganda, Reading, social justice, Tolerance, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

North Carolina: A Brief History and Economy

February 1, 2016 – 4:21 pm

Melanie Greely, Grades 4-6, Chantilly Montessori

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags economy, Elementary School, History, integrated, Language, Middle School, Montessori, North Carolina, Peace, Reading | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 4: Fundamentals of Mathematics

Fun with Words in Math: A SIOP Mathematical Unit That Involves Writing in Math.

February 1, 2016 – 3:06 pm

Stephen Salisbury, Kindergarten, Crown Point Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags close reading, Elementary School, English as a Second Language (ESL), English Language Learners (ELL), Math, SIOP, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 4: Fundamentals of Mathematics

Circumventing Place Value Issues with Gifted Children

February 1, 2016 – 2:58 pm

Muriel Shuman, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags alternative base systems, base ten, Elementary School, Math, place value | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 4: Fundamentals of Mathematics

The Language of Math Opens Windows

February 1, 2016 – 2:52 pm

Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags base systems, close reading, Elementary School, gifted, history of mathematicians, inquiry-based learning, Language, math fairs, Mathematical vocabulary, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

LegoLand Construction: Building a Strong Foundation of Multiplication and Measurement

February 1, 2016 – 2:43 pm

Miesha Gadsden, Third Grade, J.H. Gunn Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags arrays, communities, construction, Elementary School, Math, Multiplication, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 4: Fundamentals of Mathematics

Putting Fractions in a Box

February 1, 2016 – 2:35 pm

Michael Butler, Fifth Grade, Elon Park Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags area model, Elementary School, Fractions, Math, problem solving, Rectangle | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Elementary School

Demystifying Hogwarts: Good, Evil, and the Influence of Supernatural Figures in the Harry Potter Book Series

Increase Reading Level through Movement and Morning Meetings

Exploring Africa through Reading

Words of African Wisdom through Leuk the Hare in a French Immersion Classroom

Connecting Children to Four African Cultures through Musical Experiences

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

Let’s go measure in Valencia

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

North Carolina: A Brief History and Economy

Fun with Words in Math: A SIOP Mathematical Unit That Involves Writing in Math.

Circumventing Place Value Issues with Gifted Children

The Language of Math Opens Windows

Putting Fractions in a Box

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