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Building A School Community
Grade 4This listening/speaking exercise will help students get to know one another.
Subject: Social SciencesCinderella Webquest
Grade 10-12Students learn how culture and time in history affect folktales and our perceptions of history.
Subject: History / GovernmentEuropeans Settle in America: The Road to Revolution
Grade 8Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the English Colonies, be able to discuss European rivalry in North America, explain the importance of the French and Indian War in North America, discuss how the colonists protested British taxes, and discuss why fighting broke out at Lexington and Concord.
Subject: History / GovernmentForestry
Grade 3-5Students learn about forest ecosystems and sustainability.
Subject: ScienceHispanic Biographies in References
Grade 5-6Students use reference materials to learn about notable people of Hispanic heritage.
Subject: Social Sciences; Library SkillsHow Animals Meet Their Needs
Grade 1-2Students learn about animal habitats and how animals can be found in places that meet their nutritional and safety needs.
Subject: ScienceInventions
Grade 5-6Students are encouraged to become interested in inventing by becoming familiar with famous inventors.
Subject: GiftedLibrary Orientation
Grade 10-12Students will become familiar with library resources.
Subject: English / Literature; Library SkillsThe Mini Olympics
Grade 4-5Students learn about units of measurement through fun "mini-Olympics" activities.
Subject: ScienceMy Hero
Grade 5-6Students honor victims and heroes of 9/11/01 through original poetry.
Subject: History / Government; English / LiteratureNumber Hop
Grade 1Students are rewarded for correctly solving math problems with a hopping race.
Subject: Mathematics; Physical EducationOttoman Empire
Grade 10Students learn about the Ottoman Empire from founding to fall.
Subject: History / GovernmentPapermaking As a Science Fair Project
Grade 5-6Students learn how paper is made, and are encouraged to consider papermaking and other activities as science fair projects.
Subject: ScienceReference Readiness
Grade 7-8Students will learn how to choose, find, and use six basic reference books.
Subject: Library SkillsRivets, Wings, and Baseball Bats
Grade 11Students investigate the role of women in World War II.
Subject: History / GovernmentThe Sharecrop System, Yesterday and Today
Grade 11Students will learn about the institution of sharecropping as it is practiced today and as it was practiced in U. S. history.
Subject: History / GovernmentSkip Chase
Grade 2Students demonstrate their skipping skill in an exciting chase.
Subject: Physical EducationSpanish: Storyline Introduction and Development
Grade KStudents explore how to greet and take leave of each other, how to compare large and small objects, and more.
Subject: Foreign LanguagesTarget War Ball
Grade 2Students learn to throw a ball overhand.
Subject: Physical EducationTeenage Hobos During the Great Depression
Grade 11This lesson focuses on the teenage hobos who joined their elders in riding the rails in search of jobs, or sometimes just to find an adventure.
Subject: History / GovernmentUnderstanding Library Skills
Grade 7Students learn about the Dewey Decimal System through a library scavenger hunt.
Subject: Library SkillsLinks
For Librarians
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Library Association
- Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning (American Association of School Librarians)
- Internet Library for Librarians
- Internet Public Library
- Mississippi Library Association
- Public Libraries Survey (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
- Public Library Association
For Other Educators
- American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- American Technical Education Association
- International Society for Technology in Education
- Mississippi Association of Educators
- Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- National Science Teaching Association
- U.S. Department of Education