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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   History Comes Alive: Developing Fluency and Comprehension Using Social Studies
   Let the power of imagination and inference serve as a "time machine" to bring Benjamin Franklin into the classroom! History and science come to life in a dialogue with Franklin the inventor, developed through lesson activities that incorporate research, imagination, writing, visual arts, and drama.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
   Students across the board will get a kick out of researching a historical figure from the American Revolution to create an acrostic poem.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Searching for Gold: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
   Each small group of students researches one aspect of the same big topic, such as the Gold Rush, and teaches what they have learned to the rest of the class.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Voting! What's It All About?
   Students explore a variety of sources for information about voting. They evaluate the information to determine if it is fact or opinion, and then create a graffiti wall about voting.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Writing and Assessing an Autobiographical Incident
   Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. After going through a process of revision, they use a rubric to assess their work.