Education Builds “Self-Reliance”

Hi everyone, my name is Cameryn Criscione and welcome back to my blog post! The text I will be focusing my research on is “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I have chosen this text because Emerson’s work explores the ideas of how experiences shape our lives, how growth can be scary and painful, but also how it is necessary, and why it is essential to choose truth. I am gearing my teaching tool to fifth and sixth graders, depending on the state in which they live. I believe this lesson plan is best for the highest level of elementary school … Continue reading Education Builds “Self-Reliance”

Great Gatsby Lesson Plan

Hello, my name is Maria Bonaddio and welcome back to my teaching blog! If I were to teach 5th graders, I would like to teach them about the Jazz Age. The Jazz Age was a cultural period and movement that took place in the 1920s within America. This era is when both new styles of music and dance emerged. I would love to teach students about the culture of this era including the history of flappers, musicians, filmmakers, athletes, entertainers and more. During this time, the people of America went through many social and political changes. For the first time, … Continue reading Great Gatsby Lesson Plan

Civil Rights Lesson

After conducting my research, The text I will be focusing on will be, The Bus Ride that changed history: The Story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards. The grades I will be aiming to teach this to would be to 2nd and 3rd grade students who will be around the age of 8, and 9. Using Gardner’s intelligences I intend to use visual-spatial, and interpersonal. Visual spatial are people who are good at visualizing things, and are very good at interpreting photos. I believe that if we use this as a way to teach the students, they can be … Continue reading Civil Rights Lesson