Connections Lesson Plans

Titles that appear in bold represent the best of the "Share the Knowledge" units presented over the years at Core Knowledge National Conferences.

Elementary School

Cross Grade Level 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)

Grades 1–4

• Spatial Connections (2003)

Grade 2

• Conquering Comprehension (2007)

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)

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)
• Create 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)
• 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)