First Footsteps

An immersive 3rd-grade Project-Based Learning unit where students act as museum curators to design and exhibit a living history museum, answering the driving question: How did where colonist lived shape how they lived?

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 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.

An adapted social studies unit combining middle school MCAS Geography and Civics frameworks with supportive, highly visual 3rd-grade level learning materials. Includes simplified reading passages, interactive slides, scaffolded worksheets, and modified assessments.

A dynamic geography and science lesson where students explore the four primary climate zones of the United States through an interactive slide deck and a map-coloring activity.

A dynamic slide presentation guiding students through the four primary climate zones of the United States with visual descriptions, geographic markers, and activity cues.

A social studies sequence focused on local civic structures, leadership, and community public services. This unit helps students connect the roles of local government to their daily experiences through highly visual, interactive, and language-scaffolded activities.

An immersive introduction to essential map skills for fifth-grade students. This lesson covers key map elements including the compass rose, map scale, map keys/legends, and coordinate grid systems, turning students into active cartographers.

A beautifully styled student worksheet featuring a blank outline map of the United States divided and numbered into four distinct climate zones, complete with a fill-in coloring key.

An 8-day interdisciplinary project where 3rd-grade students design a sustainable historical Massachusetts settlement. Integrating math, ELA, science, and social studies, students apply area, perimeter, fractions, weather science, Wampanoag adaptations, and persuasive writing.