A comprehensive media literacy lesson for middle schoolers to identify bias, evaluate sources, and navigate digital messages with a critical eye.
An introductory social studies sequence exploring geography foundations, core geographical themes, and basic economics. Students participate in highly interactive lessons, readings, task cards, and hands-on worksheets.
An immersive 8th-grade geography lesson where students apply the Five Themes of Geography to analyze Nairobi, Kenya. Through a DBQ-style investigation, students decode primary sources, map data, and texts to construct a geographic profile of a dynamic global city.
An exhaustive 2-page teacher reference manual detailing lesson pacing, pedagogical guidance, direct teaching scripts, a complete answer key for the Nairobi DBQ case study, and differentiated enrichment strategies.
A high-engagement ancient history unit sequence focusing on how river valleys and early writing shaped Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Students investigate the Fertile Crescent, cuneiform, the Nile, and monumental architecture through visual presentations and hands-on worksheets.
An introductory lesson exploring Japan's geographical location, island features, national flag, and a virtual bullet-train route, adapted for students with CVI Phase III.
A visually engaging, high-contrast 6-slide presentation designed to introduce the Five Themes of Geography and guide students through their Nairobi DBQ case study investigation.
A practical transition program for students moving from the US to Canada, focusing on daily survival skills like the metric system and understanding how the Canadian parliamentary government compares to the US presidential system.
A simplified 6th-grade lesson exploring the classic nature vs. nurture debate. Students learn key vocabulary, read a graphic-organizer-style text, and answer scaffolded comprehension and reflection questions.
A comprehensive 3-page student workbook featuring a structured graphic organizer for the Five Themes of Geography, a DBQ source analysis packet focusing on Nairobi, Kenya, and a creative stamp design synthesis activity.
A comprehensive 6th-grade social studies unit exploring the trajectory of human history, from nomadic hunter-gatherers and the cognitive evolution of early humans, to the agricultural revolution, and finally the development of structured ancient governments.
Explores fundamental economic concepts such as trade, natural and human resources, and the balance of supply and demand through simulations and worksheets.
A visually rich, light-background slide presentation designed for students in Phase III CVI with high visual complexity. Features a dedicated island pronunciation guide with clear phonetic spellings and syllables, elegant visual targets, and clean sans-serif typography.
