Core Knowledge^® Lesson Plans

Connections

• “Lights, Camera, Action!” Using Plays to Connect Core Knowledge Across the Curriculum (2007)
• Washington, D.C.: The Ultimate Core Knowledge Field Trip (2004)

Grades 1,4

• Having Fun With Habitats (2007) Integrating Literature Across the Curriculum. 4th graders work cooperatively with 1st graders.

Grades 1–4:

• Spatial Connections (2003)

Grade 2

• Conquering Comprehension (2007) — Hear, read, write, speak, and think about quality literature, in order to practice and improve upon comprehension skills. Integrates writing, art, social studies, science and math topics including life cycles, seasons, and money.

Grades 2,4

• Traveling the Silk Road: A Multi-media Approach (2003)

Grade 3

• Astronomy, Mythology, and Music (2005)

Grades 4–8

• Integrating Technology into a Novel Study (2006) — also listed under Technology

Grade 4

• Integration of Content Areas Through Hands-On Literacy Stations (2007)
• Through Our Fathers' Eyes: Using Art & Primary Sources to Explore Causes of the American Revolution (2007)
• Gargoyles, Black Death, and Scary Music (2007)
• A Great Debate: Who Made the Biggest Difference? (2006)
• Creating a Chain Reaction: Vocabulary and Technology (2006)

Grade 5

• Little Women (2007)

Middle School

• The Family Photo of Art, Science, and Technology (2005)

Grade 6

• It’s Greek to Me! (2007) — Explore Greek Mythology through reading, mathematics
• Integrating Latin into the 6th Grade Study of Astronomy (2003)
• Using a Writing Workshop (2002)
• Developing an Integrated Reading and Writing Program Using the Core Knowledge Literature (2002)
• What's It Say? ( 2001)

Grade 7

• A Great Debate: Who Made the Biggest Difference? (2006)
• City for Sale: Writing Research and Technology (2005)

ESL

Grade 2

• Bridging the ESOL Student to the Writing Process (2004)

Grade 4

• The American Revolution (2001)

Gifted / Talented

Grade 4

• "I'm Done, Now What Can I Do?" (2004)

Grade 2

• Not Just for Gods and Goddesses: Greece Enrichment (2003)

Media

• Media Mania (2007) — Shows classroom teachers and media specialists how to collaborate to write integrated units using literature as a springboard
• Library Guide to the States (2006)
• I AM a Researcher — "I"nca, "A"ztec, "M"aya (2003)
• Learning Centers: They're Not Just For the Classroom Anymore! (2002)
• Linking the Library Program to Core Knowledge (2002)

Physical Education

• P. E. is Physically Educating (2003)
• Olympic Games — Can You Measure Up? (2003)

Grade 6

• Ancient Greek Festival (2001)

Special Education

• Geography in the Resource Classroom: Using Maps to Understand the Impact of the Meso-American Civilization and European Explorers (2003)

Grade 6

• Don't Take it Literally (2003)
• News to the Core (2002)

Grade 4

• Core Connections — Connecting Core Knowledge with Special Education (2001)

Grade 2

• The Amazing Journey of a Butterfly (2001)

Technology

Kindergarten

• Classic Storytelling with a Technology Twist (2007) — also found under Kindergarten: Language Arts

Grades 4–8

• Integrating Technology into a Novel Study (2006)

Grade 4

• Creating a Chain Reaction: Vocabulary and Technology (2006)
• 4th Grade Technology Infused Lessons (2003)

Grade 6

• Don't Take it Literally (2003)
• Conflict in America (2002)
• A Quest for the Earliest Americans (2002)
• Word Processing Using Core Knowledge (2001)