Students use evidence from both texts to compare and contrast the impact of historical and everyday heroes, meeting RI.9 standards.

Students read about a modern-day local hero, identifying main ideas and using diagrams and labels to understand how everyday people make a difference.

Students explore the life of Rosa Parks, focusing on identifying key details and navigating complex text features like maps and timelines.

A high-energy introductory lesson designed to spark curiosity about Jackie Robinson's life and legacy through a mystery-style unveiling and movement-based exploration.

A simulation-based lesson where students step into the roles of Constitutional Convention delegates to debate and resolve the crisis of state representation.

A set of vocabulary posters focused on key terms from the Constitutional Convention, including government structures, legislative roles, and foundational principles like compromise and federalism.

A comprehensive look at the D-Day landings, focusing on the intricate planning, the role of weather and geography, and the daring execution of Operation Overlord.

A comprehensive lesson plan for simulating the Constitutional Convention's debate over representation. It includes a teacher-facing facilitation script tailored for small class sizes and a student-facing strategy sheet to guide delegates through the complex negotiations between large and small states, ensuring a historically accurate deadlock and eventual Great Compromise.

This lesson guides students through an analysis of Día de Muertos, focusing on the cultural significance, historical roots, and identity-affirming power of the tradition. Students will practice synthesizing information from multiple paragraphs to construct a meaningful written response about resilience and memory.

A social studies PBL project for middle schoolers. Students act as historical investigators, using primary and secondary sources to piece together a narrative around a 'mystery' event or figure from the past.

A science-focused PBL project for elementary students. Students research an animal and design a functional 3D habitat model that meets all the animal's survival needs, demonstrating their understanding of ecosystems.

An elementary project where students apply addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to create and run a classroom marketplace, focusing on financial literacy and operational math.

An early childhood project where students grow their literacy skills by 'planting' a story garden, focusing on letter recognition, sequencing, and narrative creation.