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Social Studies Lesson Plans - Grades 6-7
- Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment
- Indians of the Woodlands
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
Cities and NonProfit Data - Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
Cities and NonProfit Data - Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
Vocabulary - Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
How to Play - Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
Learning Goals and Links to Classroom Learning - Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit - Program Description
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit - About Us
- Differentiated Learning Egyptian Project
- Sadako's Cranes
- Natural Disasters - Assesssment
- Natural Disasters - Learning Activities
- Natural Disasters - Year 5 and 6 unit
- Word Lists - Stage 3 Early White Settlement
- Worksheets - Stage 3 Early White Settlement
- Units - Stage 3 Early White Settlement
- Units - Stage 3 Early White Settlement
- Units - Stage 3 Early White Settlement
- Invasion - Stage 3 Unit Early White Settlement
- Writing About The Holocaust, Introduction Worksheet
- Writing About The Holocaust, Thesis Worksheet
- Writing About The Holocaust, Writing an Editorial
- Writing About The Holocaust, Terezin Overheads
- Writing About The Holocaust, Writing Poetry
- Writing About The Holocaust, Grandpa Worksheet
- Writing About The Holocaust, Writing A Narrative
- Writing About The Holocaust, Report Worksheets
- Writing About The Holocaust, Research Report
- Writing About The Holocaust, Intro, Overview, Culminating Activity
- Writing About The Holocaust, Connections
- Women in History Pageant
- Jamestown Colony, Fact vs. Fiction
- Environmental Injustice Unit - Lesson 2
- Civil War Unit - Appendix D - Always Stand on the Union Side, Union Dixie songs
- Civil War Unit - Appendix C - Star Spangled Banner, Battle Cry of Freedom songs
- Lesson Plan 2: Developing Successful Teamwork Skills
- To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
- Jamestown Colony, Fact vs. Fiction
- Wall St. Rookies
- Civil War Unit - Unit Test Key
- Civil War Unit - Unit Test
- Civil War Unit - Lesson E: Songs of the South
- Civil War Unit - Lesson D: Songs of the North
- Civil War Unit - Lesson C: Patriotic Songs
- Civil War Unit - Lesson B: Underground Railroad
- Civil War Unit - Appendix E - The Bonnie Blue Flag, Dixie's Land songs
- Civil War Unit - Appendix B - On An Underground Railroad, Follow The Drinking Gourd songs
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit - Pre-Game Lesson Plan 3
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit - Pre-Game Lesson Plan 2
- Social Studies - Black History Month
- Indians of the Woodlands
- Economic Community
- Simulated Colonial School
- Renaissance Period Worksheet
- Cesar Chavez Quilt Stories
- Cameo Portraits, the Colonial Period
- Letters to Soldiers
- Students create a propaganda piece here and write about an American Revolutionary War colonist who is influenced by it
- Environmental Injustice Unit - Lesson 1
- Google Maps and Google Earth are used here to study plate tectonics and the corresponding locations of earthquakes and volcanoes
- Students use the Internet here to research the history of the Thanksgiving holiday
- Environmental Injustice Unit - Lesson 3
- In this Modern American Abstract Art lesson, students depict the inner character of pets
- Here is a lesson on exploring family history
- This lesson teaches students the value of getting along with people they do not know
- Called Curriculum Night, this idea gets parents into the schools
- While making African tribal masks, students learn here how scarcity of goods leads to conflict
- Titled "This Is Your Life," this lesson involves a Family Tree, Interviewing, Childhood Treasures, and Writing
- Jamie Rettke
- Here's a section on the Real Greenhouse Effect
- Here is a lesson plan on Navajo Pottery and Culture
- Students print meaningful geometric Adinka Design patterns in the Ashanti tradition in this lesson
- Fabulously Faux: The Rockford Frescoes
- In this lesson students create model Native American Homes
- Passports to the World is the title of this lesson
- This lesson on colonial times helps students find the "most important ideas" in a piece of expository text, not just the main one
- In this lesson, students learn about Columbus Day from two perspectives
- Unit Intro: The documentary film "Ballou" follows a struggling inner city school band as it overcomes obstacles and uplifts its community on the way to a national competition
- 9-3 includes Writing a Letter to the President
- Day 1: Introduction to global warming, energy conservation and how rising temperatures affect us locally
- In part 9-5, students will create a basic Web Page
- This one tries to help with Adult Reading Buddies
- Posing as 1788 journalists, students create a newpaper front page to share their viewpoints on the ratification of the constitution
- In this lesson, students make an ABC book of a country's geography
- This lesson is an introduction to Australia's indigenous culture through poetry
- Titled "A Walk Through History," this lesson looks at the US presidents
- A unique lesson plan on African Jewelry Making
- Part six works on the difference between Orbit and Rotation and distance from the Sun
- In this Writer's Workshop lesson, students keep fictional journals on the discovery of King Tut's tomb
- This empowering lesson plan utilizes an economically-centered African American board game
- Here are several good ideas for a unit on the Trail of Tears
- This idea called "What Is This?" is for developing class Bulletin Boards
- This is a product country of origin research chart idea
- Here are some instructional ideas using "Super Pop-Up Reports for American History"
- Here's an idea for using a Computer to Graph the Litter in school
- In this finance lesson, groups research income and expenses, then prepare a PowerPoint budget that works
- This lesson plan is on Pioneer Life
- Here's a good filler idea called "Today in History"
- This is a Great Wall of China research lesson
- Here are some miscellaneous ideas for Family Involvement
- Here's another large, well-developed unit; this one is on Erosion
- This portion is called Science Discovery Days
- This lesson is called "Build the Continents"
- This is an idea for covering the pros and cons of adopting the constitution
- This first one involves an introduction to the Solar System
- This lesson is on cultural awareness and sharing traditions
- 9-2 will create a Short Play
- Part 9-4 involves Assessing the Mars Colony Ideas
- These Native American "leather" stories make a great Thanksgiving hallway display
- This lesson looks at Black History in Western Expansion in America
- A lesson on Landforms and the Weathering of them
- This is an African-American music history awareness lesson
- This is a Cherokee Tale of Good and Evil - Which one will win?
- This lesson is on the Characteristics of different Vertebrates and Invertebrates from around the World
- Day 6: Students compare U.S. energy use to that of other count
- This 50 States Research Project helps students learn more about the different parts of the US
- This Native American lesson uses "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"
- Use this lesson when a natural disaster is in the news
- Students write a parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" covering the last year or decade in this poetry lesson
- "Where in the World is Mr. Maraca?" is a quarter-long exploration of world music
- This big, multidisciplinary lesson called "Night Before Christmas" is on Writing and Much More
- In this lesson, students apply social studies & math skills to plan a field trip
- This three-generation history of travel lesson includes multidisciplinary enrichment activities
- Here are two markup and discount percentage lessons
- A great unit on Johnstown
- Day 4: Students examine their own energy consumption and conservation
- Teach about different countries and cultures with this must-have compilation of creative ideas
- Students will Map a trip to a National Park in this lesson
- Enviromental Injustice Unit - Lesson 4
- Students will create a picture book biography in this thorough 7-day unit
- This is a lesson on the modern effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- In this Ancient Egypt lesson, students create a personal hieroglyphic tomb wall with artifacts and map
- Ballou High School Movie Unit - Lesson Plan II
- A great lesson on Civil War generals and battles
- In this reference lesson, students research and present state facts on a poster
- This is a project for Mapping out the 13 Colonies
- An immigrant group's "culture capsule" is created in this multidisciplinary lesson
- This Canadian lesson plan uses a quiz game to discuss aboriginal land treaties
- This great International Pen Pal idea helps students combat terrorism in a significant way
- This great holocaust unit deals with discrimination, abuse of power, and oppression
- This one focuses on Saving a National Park
- The last lesson addresses the Interviewing of Elders to learn about their life in the community
- Explore the Roaring Twenties with this lecture, some research and role playing
- Students draft a classroom Bill of Rights in this lesson
- This is an idea for creating epitaphs of historical figures
- This lesson takes you to the thirteen equatorial rainforest countries
- Historical biographies are combined with poetry writing in this "bio-poetry" lesson
- Here students make a PowerPoint on the history, art, literature, and culture of a Spanish-speaking country
- Creating a family or personal crest is a good way to discuss family values or to learn about classmates
- Here's an overview of the activities for Family Involvement
- Be sure to play this Airport Transition Game to review ecosystems and habitats between units
- This part is for developing a "Family Command Post"
- This idea is called Holidaymakers and teaches Planning
- A lesson idea called "Lovely Rivers" which uses songs about with Rivers
- This lesson "Maps the Vote"
- A fun lesson to teach Latitude and Longitude and Plotting called "Box and Deliver"
- This lesson plan is on Canada's Nortwest Rebellion and uses the poem "Dialectics"
- A nice Thanksgiving lesson plan encouraging us to be thankful for what we have
- Here's a collection of the letters to send to parents regarding the family involvement activities
- In this lesson, students write a researched animal abuse stance paragraph after reading 'Shiloh Season'
- This great New Year's lesson is called "Reflections: 2001" but can be used for any New Year
- In this Serif software project, students work in teams to create a small website based on a theme from a recent unit
- Here is an art history lesson on Byzantine art and architecture
- Early American Tin Punch Ornaments are made here
- Here students are taught to use symbols when taking Social Studies notes
- Youth and the Civil Rights Movement
- This well-developed 7-day lesson on Athenian/Spartan cooperation and conflict results in a Quiz Bowl
- An interesting lesson plan on Marketing a Product, including Making Commercials
- This lesson is on Understanding the concept of Empathy and may be helpful in Handling Terrorism
- Students can learn about the presidents with this great technology lesson
- Day 3: Students learn about the potential consequences of global warming
- This fun activity is for teaching about the Canadian Gold Rush
- This portion is on Differentiating Between Needs And Wants Through Research
- In this civil rights lesson, students experience what discrimination is like
- This fun scavenger hunt idea takes place on a computer with any good reference CD-ROM
- Clipart is used here to create a "Where is your family from" quilt square
- Here students debate, rank, and present causes of the Civil War in timeline order
- Part 9-1 involves Writing a Letter to NASA
- This is a lesson on the Union Parliament of India
- In this lesson, students build a web while exploring the correlation between different careers in the workforce
- The second lesson is intended to Develop Teamwork Skills
- This one involves celebrating different cultures' holidays
- Here student "Sports Illustrated" reporters tour the U.S. and its National Parks following their team
- Here's an election year idea: students watch televised candidate debates and then hold their own
- This idea is on "Radio Stars" and involves the students Acting as Radio Personalities
- Here students make a class timeline after a history course
- This lesson plan is on "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" and Japanese History
- Collection of activities to teach about Native Americans
- "One Million Bones" is a collaborative art project to call attention to the atrocities of genocide and mass violence
- After reading the book "Lyddie", "Coalition Groups" will create a journal and petition for reforming current fabric mill working conditions
- Students develop Indian Chief Biographies and Presentations in this lesson
- This lesson on the Renaissance Period involves a PowerPoint Presentation
- A good Art-focused lesson on Painting, the Elements of Light, and Studying Countries
- In this class research lesson, students find historical quotes matching their alphabet letter
- Students produce a multimedia fairy tale photo story here told from a different perspective
- Day 8: Students discuss pros/cons of renewable energy
- Titled "Class President," this idea can help teach Vetoes and the Executive Branch
- Here students feel the impact of segregation and a Martin Luther King Day video is made from it
- These ideas explore the complex relationships between Native Americans and European Settlers
- Day 9: Students debate the pros/cons of government involvement in energy conservation
- An American quilt is made here from the cultural magazine covers students created with Desktop Publishing
- Day 2: Students learn about greenhouse gases and the power of language
- Here students create a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation illustrating the Bill of Rights amendments in their unique personal style
- This is a game of Stump the Teacher - Latin American Version
- Here's a Civil War "Virtual Fieldtrip" that also involves a Hyperstudio presentation
- In this multidisciplinary lesson, students use K'NEX to Design and Build a Bridge
- A good lesson on delivering Persuasive Speeches (as Presidential Candidates) that also teaches Presidential History
- This is an outstanding differentiated learning project about Ancient Egypt
- This excellent lesson on the "We Shall Overcome" civil rights anthem teaches the historical power of music
- This similar civil rights lesson is based on the movie "Remember the Titans"
- A lesson on the Vietnam War that uses Music
- This one focuses on Obtaining Information through an Interview
- This non-objective art lesson shows how history influences art and how art illustrates nouns
- This unit idea for Black History Month unit idea is based on the novel "The Watsons Go To Birmingham"
- This lesson on Tribes and Colonists involves a lot of student Research and develops Reading and Writing Skills
- In this lesson students look at the Original Sources of Historical Facts
- Lesson 10 involves Interviewing Skills to determine who should be the first to go to Mars
- A Geography lesson on current events
- Day 7: Students explore different types of renewable energy sources
- This is an African-American history research scavenger hunt
- Day 5: Students learn how schools can participate in energy conservation
- Michelangelo and his painting of the Sistine Chapel are the subject of this lesson
- In this lesson, students learn how to be a biographer
- Here students assess their school in comparison to Ballou High school and then send letters proposing improvements
- A brief lesson idea called Travel The USA
- IMAGINATION COUNTRY: Creating a map
- In this internet lesson, students write responsibly about local businesses on wikicommunity.org
- This first lesson discusses how to do an Interview
- This is an Ancient Mesopotamia research project
- Here's a brief idea to teach about the People Next Door
- Here students read about the rights of pre-1760 colonists and design "Go Britain" bumper stickers
- In this lesson, students can Build a Car (an Index Card Car)
- This lesson teaches students the poverty statistics of their community and challenges them to initiate solutions
- This one is called "What Goes Up Must Come Down"
- Chief Seattle's Letter and Ecosystems are the topics in this great lesson
- This lesson turns a crumpled piece of paper into a 3-D map
- An interesting lesson involving "Hoboes" and Poetry which is called "Communication Arts"
- This hands-on lesson lets students experience taxation without representation. <
- This lesson looks at how a Bill Becomes Law
- Groups make PowerPoint presentations in this unit on ancient Greece and its cultural contributions to the modern world
- This "Wagon Trail" idea is for learning about the geography, history, etc. of different nations
- Students make puppets of their favorite Artists and look at art's importance in society in this lesson
- Enviromental Injustice Unit
- ESL students create a recycling brochure in this SIOP lesson
- In the last lesson, students will use their Interviewing Skill with guest speakers
- In this project idea, students learn about persuasion while creating a commercial for an improved product
- Lesson 8 helps to decide what it would take to "Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before"
- This lesson idea is called "Who Needs Geography?"
- A detailed lesson plan on Government, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights
- Be sure to tell your kids these "Ten Benefits of Homework
- Here career exploration results in a PowerPoint including educational and job requirements, a mentor interview and possibly a job site tour
- This health lesson informs students about careers related to the respiratory, cardiovascular, and skeletal systems
- Students create a "Tribal Fact Book" in this Native American lesson plan
- Here is a reading comprehension quiz over a Nuclear Water Contamination article
- Students Research about others and Write Biography Poems in this lesson idea
- If you are looking for project ideas for an 1850s Westward Expansion/Oregon Trail unit, click here
- Here students explore, contrast and debate the role of an ally to a country or person
- Students craft "double entry responses" in their personal journals here
- Here's an idea for students to create a Native American board game
- An activity that focuses on Issues in the Newspapers
- Day 10: Students present their energy conservation projects
- A Native American lesson on Indian Chiefs that uses Venn Diagrams
- Students describe five ways a book character is just like them in this well-developed Photo Story 3 presentation
- This idea is called "Veterans In My Family" and is great for Veteran's Day or Memorial Day
- The Greek creation myth and its timeline is the topic of this lesson
- Students create a narrated video family tree photo story from a template in this lesson
- Here students make topographic maps with stacked cardboard and tracing paper
- Here students interview famous jazz musicians in a talk show setting, then the class plays "Jazz Musician Jeopardy" with the same questions
- This lesson idea is on Journeys and preparation for them
- This lesson is on Ancient Egypt and involves students creating a Slide Show Presentation
- State quarters are used here to teach state names, location and symbols
- The first lesson involves creating a National Park Brochure
- In this idea for Coping with Terrorism, students make a Flag from Sept. 11th Newspaper Clippings
- "Look, Listen & Learn" is a composers and history lesson that can be taught without saying a word!
- "Deep Sea Exploration" is a history unit wrap-up or introductory activity
- Students learn the concept of community in this well-developed photography "about me" project
- Here a Student Representative Council For The Bands is created
- Students define "What is a hero?" to determine "Who is a hero?" by those criteria in this kinetic activity and on-line essay assignment
- Students use Photo Story 3 or Windows MovieMaker here to create digital stories about state and national monuments
- Get your War of 1812 Review Strategies here!
- A Family Tree with Photos created on computers using scanners is the outcome of this lesson idea
- Sixth graders make a foreign country photo story in this lesson
- Part four is on Planets, Soil, and Nutrients
- This well-developed idea uses a museum analogy to explain "What will we be learning this year"
- Students report on one of the five U.S. land regions in this lesson
- This geography map competition idea helps students quickly learn the names of countries, states, landforms, etc.
- A daily spreadsheet is involved in this "Stock Market Game"
- A lesson plan called Congress in the Classroom
- This fun hands-on lesson teaches students Spanish language and culture as they improve their Baleros skills.
- If your school hasn't made a flag on the fence with paper cups yet, you really should try this idea!
- Students create a topic specific newspaper here using a template
- Another Geography lesson on ideas and culture
- This multidisciplinary lesson has students discover the geography and cultural history of an area while creating a travel journal on a budget
- A Social Studies game on continents
- Students research, create, and present a PowerPoint of the dance of a country and how it relates to its culture
- To demonstrate their Civil War knowledge, students write a diary entry or letter from the period, in this lesson
- Here's a lesson on Decoding Braille
- This is a program for writing and illustrating a hardbound class book
- This is a lesson on Ecuadorian Masapán bread dough sculpting
- This one is on Colonization of the English Colonies
- This is an integrated Aboriginal Dot Painting lesson plan
- This lesson is for creating a PowerPoint Presentation on the Revolutionary War
- Students love this Earth Day Jeopardy game activity (Special Ed - 3-12)
- Students create a medieval crusade journal here after reading a story about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Here students study multimedia persuasion techniques and use them to create Photo Story 3 advertisements
- This idea involves Research, Writing and creating a Time Capsule covering the 20th Century
- In this lesson, students create a political cartoon illustrating imperialism prior to WWI
- This is a current events blog resource
- This electoral college lesson focuses on representation in democracies
- "Come to my Country" brochures are created in this geography lesson
- A lesson for the new Millenium! This one involves making Millneium Mobiles for people (or events) of the 20th century
- A Science and Art lesson on creating a Rain Stick (Music and Social Studies too)
- This TV newscast lesson will bring the American Revolution, and your students, to life or at least to tape
- This is a WebQuest on the American Revolution
- Here students create a state history PowerPoint presentation
- Another collection of activities to teach about Native Americans
- In this holiday idea, students draw an imaginary map of Santa's "North Pole" community
- Here is another family tree activity
- This Rosa Parks history lesson incorporates reading comprehension as well
- A very thorough lesson on creating an Alphabet Book and Research
- Students create a travel brochure to an imaginary place in this lesson
- Here students perform a skit and blog as Roman gladiators
- Students must consider budget, area, and money in this lesson on designing a house
- Here you can create a Home Book Bag for taking projects home to be done with the family
- Here are some Worksheet ideas to be used before beginning a lesson
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Communism!
- This idea is for studying other countries and is called "See The World"
- This lesson idea is on School Life and is called "Gremlins Go To School"
- Community - Service Project Rubric
- Community - Service Project - Part 2
- Community - Service Project - Part 3
- Community - Service Project - Part 1
- Community - Community-Building Activities/Energizers
- Community - Teamwork Lesson
- Community - Multiple Intelligence Inventory
- Community - Exploring the Intelligences
- Community - Community in Literature
- Community - Goal Setting
- Community - Celebrating Diversity and Heritage
- Community - Following Directions
- Community - What is Community?
- Community Unit - What Makes a Good Community?
- Community - Following Directions Worksheet
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
- Karma Tycoon Video Game Study Guide Unit
Cities and NonProfit Data - Civil War Unit: Lesson A... Harriet Tubman
- Civil War Unit - Unit Outline
