Core Knowledge^® Lesson Plans

Language Arts/ English

• News to the Core (2002)

1. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
• Shakespeare and Poe Teach Six Trait Writing (2005)
• The "Write" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Expository Writing (2002)
• Science, Invention and Growth (2000)
2. Poetry
• The Coffeehouse (2006)
• Isn't It Romantic? (2004)
• You May Be a Poet, Though You Don't Know It! (2002)
3. Fiction and Drama
• The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2005)
• The Iliad (2001)
• The Prince and the Pauper (2001)
• Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, and You! (1999)
4. Sayings and Phrases

History and Geography

World:

1. Geography
• Deserts (1998)
2. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations
• It’s Greek to Me! (2007) — Explore Greek Mythology through reading, mathematics. Also in Connections
• A Comparison of World Religions (2006)
• Greek Mythology (2002)
• All Roads Lead to Rome (2000)
• Judaism and Christianity — Creatively (2000)
• Ancient Greece Across the Curriculum (1998)
• Climbing to the Top of Mount Olympus (1998)
• Judaism and Christianity (1998)
3. Enlightenment
4. French Revolution
• Is Freedom Really Free? A Closer Look at the French Revolution (2005)
5. Romanticism
• Isn't It Romantic? (2004)
6. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
• Industrial Revolution: Building Books of Knowledge (2002)
• The Wind Blows from East to West (1997)
7. Latin American Independence Movements

American:

1. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
• Coming to America: U.S. Immigration (2005)
• A Changing Society: Industrialization and Urbanization (2004)
• “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the World (2000)
• The Hopes of Our Ancestors: The Impact of Immigration on America (1998)
2. Reform
• A Country Ripe for Change (2006)
• American Reform, Part II (2002)
• The Weight of Words (2001)

Visual Arts

1. Art History: Periods and Schools
• The Art of Studying Art (2004)
• Washington, D.C.: The Ultimate Core Knowledge Field Trip (2004)
• Geometry in Art and Architecture (2000)
• Spanish Romanticism and Goya (2000)

Music

1. Elements of Music
2. Classical Music from Baroque to Romantic
• This isn't your Grandma's Music (2007) — Also listed in Music
• The Best of Baroque (2004)

Mathematics

1. Numbers and Number Sense
2. Ratio and Percent
3. Computation
4. Measurement
5. Geometry
• Geometry in Art and Architecture (2000)
6. Probability and Statistics
7. Pre-Algebra
• Algebra Made Easy (2000)

Science

1. Plate Tectonics
• Shake, Rattle, and Roll (2005)
• Plate Tectonics (2005)
2. Oceans
• Oceans (2006)
• Water, Water Everywhere: Oceans (2006)
3. Astronomy: Gravity, Stars, and Galaxies
• A Chance at Stardom (2000)
4. Energy, Heat, and Energy Transfer
• Molecules on the Move (Physical Change: Energy Transfer) (2007)
• Energy Resources (2004)
• Heat: The Nomad (2001)
• Heat and Temperature (2000)
5. Human Body
• Fighting Back: Our Immune System (2004)
6. Science Biographies
• Who Invented THAT??!?? (2004)
• Science, Invention and Growth (2000)