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Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 1st Grade, Sonia Aldape Mar 2021

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 1st Grade, Sonia Aldape

Spring Workshop March 2021

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 113.12 (4) Geography. The student understands the relative location of places. The student is expected to:(A) locate places using the four cardinal directions;

(5) Geography. The student understands the purpose of maps and globes. The student is expected to: (B) locate the community, Texas, and the United States on maps and globes.

Lesson objective(s): 1. Student will understand the relative location of places on a map using cardinal directions.

2. Student will understand the purpose of maps and globes.

3. Student will understand how to locate the community, Texas, and the United States on …


Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Marisol Salinas Mar 2021

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Marisol Salinas

Spring Workshop March 2021

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): (3) History. The student understands how various sources provide information about the past and present. The student is expected to: (A) identify several sources of information about a given period or event such as reference materials, biographies, newspapers, and electronic sources; and (B) describe various evidence of the same time period using primary sources such as photographs, journals, and interviews.

Lesson objective(s):

1. TLW understand how important it is to understand primary sources in history. 2. TLW review documents in history to make connections.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs:

Questioning : Bloom's …


Lesson Plan, Geography, Citlali González, Diana Rocha, Sonia Aldape Mar 2021

Lesson Plan, Geography, Citlali González, Diana Rocha, Sonia Aldape

Spring Workshop March 2021

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills):

1: 113.12 (4,5,6)

Lesson objective(s):

1.The Student understands the concept of location using the four cardinal directions. 2.The Student understands the purpose of maps and globes 3.The Student will be able to locate community, Texas and the United States on maps and globes.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Teacher will model what the activity will look like. Divide class into groups to assist each other.


Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, Diana Rocha Mar 2021

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, Diana Rocha

Spring Workshop March 2021

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Geography. K.4A K.4C K.15B

Lesson objective(s): 1.TLW understand the concept of location 2.TLW create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps. 3.TLW identify tools that aid determine location, including maps and globes.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs:


Lesson Plan, World Geography, 6th Grade, Nelson Muñoz, Lucy Garza, Melissa Moreno May 2020

Lesson Plan, World Geography, 6th Grade, Nelson Muñoz, Lucy Garza, Melissa Moreno

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): (A) explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions. B) identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society's political relationships.

Lesson objective(s): 1. Identify the natural resources that lead to developing the agriculture industry in Rio Grande Valley (RGV). 2. Identify the key landforms that contributed to agriculture industry in RGV. 3. Identify the key leaders that contributed to the growth in agriculture.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Graphic organizers, visuals, videos, …


Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Sexto, Gloria Pineda May 2020

Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Sexto, Gloria Pineda

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): (2) Historia: comprender la influencia que ejercieron individuos específicos y grupos de diversas culturas en múltiples sociedades históricas y contemporáneas. Expectativas: (A) identificar y describir la influencia histórica de individuos específicos o grupos en múltiples sociedades contemporáneas y (B) describir las contribuciones sociales, políticas, económicas, y culturales de determinados individuos y grupos de diversas sociedades del pasado y del presente.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Analizar y explicar la importancia de la Estación de Bombeo para el Regadío de Hidalgo en nuestra región. 2. Analizar y …


Lesson Plan, 11th Grade, Bernice Barrón May 2020

Lesson Plan, 11th Grade, Bernice Barrón

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 16B Identify the causes of the Great Depression, including impact of tariffs and the world trade, stock market speculation, bank failures, and the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System. 16C Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on the U.S. Economy and society such as widespread unemployment.

Lesson objective(s): 1.Students will analyze the impact of "The Port of Brownsville" on the Rio Grande Valley (RGV's) economy, and globalization (1936). 2.Students will analyze the impact of "Charro Days" in the RGV's culture and local businesses (1938-2020). 3. Students will create their own bell ringer, …


Lesson Plan, Geography, 1st Grade, Baleria Magaña Oct 2019

Lesson Plan, Geography, 1st Grade, Baleria Magaña

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 6A: identify and describe the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources and weather SA: create and use simple maps of the community 14A: locate places using the four cardinal directions

Lesson objective(s): 1. The learner will identify a body of water that is on the side of the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge. 2. The learner will identify that the body of water is located to the South of the Santa Ana Wildlife 3. The learner will be able to locate The Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge on a map. …


Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Christie García Jul 2019

Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Christie García

Summer Institute June 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 7.8 ABC, 7.9 AB, 7.18 ABC, 7.22C, 7,23

Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW research local areas of historical significance 2. Using multiple resources and oral histories of their own family members

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Journal techniques (form + sentence starters) Interviewing skills


Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, April Flores Jun 2019

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, April Flores

Summer Institute June 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): K.4 The students understand the concept of location. c. Identifying tools that aid in determining location including maps and globes.

Lesson objective(s): 1. Students will do and activity: Think, Turn and Talk with their neighbor and discuss a location that was meaningful to them

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Teacher will provide a map of the valley and photographs of different places in the valley.


Explorers Of The Caribbean : The TaíNo People And Their History - An Original Resource For Social Studies In Upper Elementary Grades, Razi Abdur-Rahman May 2014

Explorers Of The Caribbean : The TaíNo People And Their History - An Original Resource For Social Studies In Upper Elementary Grades, Razi Abdur-Rahman

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Presents a study of taíno history and society in the Caribbean for upper elementary grade levels.


The History Success Kit. High School History Resources For The Ohio Graduation Test, Miami Valley Teaching American History Jan 2009

The History Success Kit. High School History Resources For The Ohio Graduation Test, Miami Valley Teaching American History

Miami Valley Teaching American History Project

This instructional guide is from the History Success Kit: High School History Resources for the Ohio Graduation Test, which covers topics in American history from the Enlightenment to the Modern Era, 1700-2009. The instructional guide is from the Miami Valley Teaching American History project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Federalism And The Constitution: Grade 8 Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner Jan 2005

Federalism And The Constitution: Grade 8 Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This lesson plan is designed:

  • To demonstrate and understand the concept of Federalism.
  • Identify the level of government at the national, local, and state level.
  • To know that each level of government is responsible for a particular function.
  • Students will realize that every citizen of Ohio and in the United States is subject to the laws at all three levels.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 9: Reconstruction, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 9: Reconstruction, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 9 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the reconstruction after the Civil War.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 10: American History 1970-1980, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 10: American History 1970-1980, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 10 of Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course, which covers topics on American history from 1970-1980.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: Civil War, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: Civil War, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 8 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the Civil War.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: Road To Civil War, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: Road To Civil War, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 7 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the events that lead up to the Civil War.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 4: American History 1900-1920, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 4: American History 1900-1920, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 4 of Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course, which covers topics on American history from 1900-1920.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: 1850-1930 Issues, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: 1850-1930 Issues, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 8 of Dayton Public Schools' 5th grade social studies course, which covers issues from 1850-1930 in American History.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: American History 1940-1950, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: American History 1940-1950, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 7 of Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course, which covers topics on American history from 1940-1950.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 6: American Revolution, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 6: American Revolution, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 6 of Dayton Public Schools' 5th grade social studies course, which covers the American Revolution.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 2: American Revolution, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 2: American Revolution, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 2 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the American Revolution.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Hunting For Everyday History: Introduction, Marjorie L. Mclellan Jan 2003

Hunting For Everyday History: Introduction, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

This introduction to Hunting for Everyday history outlines how to use the guide, how to use artifacts in the classroom, as well as directing educators and students to other resources.


Hunting For Everyday History: A Field Guide For Teachers, Marjorie L. Mclellan Jan 2003

Hunting For Everyday History: A Field Guide For Teachers, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

Hunting for Everyday History is a hands-on guide comprised of Ohio history lessons and activities for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade. It was designed by teachers and some of Ohio's leading history experts to give students a chance to think and act like historians and curators.


Americans On The Move: Grade 5 American History Lesson Plan, Timothy Binkley Jan 2003

Americans On The Move: Grade 5 American History Lesson Plan, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about how different forms of transportation aided in the expansion and development of the United States.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Moving Along: Learning American History At Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretative Center/Wright Memorial: Grade 5 Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley Jan 2003

Moving Along: Learning American History At Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretative Center/Wright Memorial: Grade 5 Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about how different forms of transportation aided in the expansion and development of the United States.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


So Many Inventions, So Little Time: Learning American History At Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center/Hoover Block: Grade 5 Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley Jan 2003

So Many Inventions, So Little Time: Learning American History At Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center/Hoover Block: Grade 5 Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about the period 1875-1925 when scientists and inventors made many significant advances in science and technology.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

This lesson plan was created between 2003-2005.


Amistad Incident: Grade 8 American History Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner Jan 2003

Amistad Incident: Grade 8 American History Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This lesson plan is designed:

  • To introduce students to the Amistad Incident.
  • To highlight Social pressure on the judicial process and ethical dilemmas that can arise in the pursuit of justice.
  • To encourage critical thinking about the value of history.
  • To examine the role culture differences play in society, and individual lives, through the experiences of Amistad Africans and its supporters.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

This …