Lesson Plans: Elementary School

Lesson Plan: Chesapeake Living

Subjects: History, Social Studies, Computer-based Research/4th and 5th grades
Skills: Students will practice reading, writing comprehension, and using primary and secondary documents.
Strategies: Collaborative/cooperative learning, using skills in inference, predictive model creation, utilizing web-based materials, research, and writing.
Time: 60 minutes
Class Size: Adaptable, designed for teams

Lesson Plan: How to Think Like an Archaeologist

Subjects: History, Social Studies, Math/3-5th grades
Skills: Students will practice observation, deductive reasoning, estimating.
Strategies: Collaborative/cooperative learning, hands-on, classifying.
Time: 60 minutes