This guide contains links to free resources that align with each of the SEL standards assigned to this gradeband. 

Students will examine the Three-Fifths Compromise. They will look at how the Constitutional Convention decided to handle the issue of enslavement in legislation. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to learn more about the development and lasting impact of this compromise.

This package of resources is made available to educators in response to the Code of Virginia.  Please adapt the resources for the age of your students.   § 22.1-206.1. Lyme disease; instructional resources and materials. The Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, shall develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety, has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge.

The 7 Cups and VBCPS Growth PathsPersonalized Growth Paths contain activities made for those dealing with a certain situation. It helps a person understand what they are dealing with and self-heal with activities that are expertly compiled.There is also a “gamified” element to the Paths. Students complete “Steps” to fill their cups and move ahead on their chosen path.You can find docs, slides, and videos here or the Time Management Growth Path on 7 Cups as well with a free membership.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Haley Cooprider teach about the beginnings of how to research.

Improve student learning, build camaraderie in the classroom and infuse fitness activities into daily schedule

Chart of fertility rates by country showing the very high fertility rates in the least developed countries and the very low fertility rates in the most developed countries as of 2008 according to the CIA world factbook. To maintain stable population, fertility rates must be slightly above 2.

 How you can use this lesson or adapt it:This lesson can fit one to two class periods. These slides assume two.It can be completed in any virtual, in person, or concurrent class setting. It assumes students have a foundational understanding of Transcendentalism.Additional direction for students (how to find the documents, platform navigation, brain breaks, etc.) is not included - adapt as you see fit for your classroom!

This footage shows the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence as they are loaded into an armored truck at the Library of Congress, taken to the National Archives Building in a procession down Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, and carried up the building's steps. President Harry S. Truman and Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson speak in a ceremony at the National Archives Rotunda on the historic importance of the documents.

This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Kelly Sowden teach about transition words in nonfiction texts.

This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch LaTissha Boyce teach about how to recognize transitional words for cause and effect texts.

Students will learn about treaties and what important role they have played in with Virginia’s Native Americans. They will learn why there are treaties and how they affected the tribes and the Europeans and where they stand in the 21st century. In the second lesson, the teacher will go through the slides with the students explaining what was agreed between the Natives in Virginia and the Europeans that came to their land. This lesson can last as long as it takes to get through the slides, or the teacher can pick some of the agreements and discuss with students. 

You know those Choose Your Adventure books where you get to decide what happens next?  This lesson is similar to those.  The first part of the lesson will be spent analyzing how to solve hardware and software problems that may occur with our Chromebooks.  The second part of our class we will be working in small groups to determine if we want to troubleshoot or reboot some scenarios from Jamestown’s Starving Time.  You need to be prepared to: scan QR codes, make some tough decisions, and defend your thinking. 

Learn about a variety of turtle species and the challenges they face in the wild. In this episode, Wildlife Center staff members discuss the causes of admission for both terrestrial and aquatic turtles, including vehicle collisions, swallowing fish hooks, pesticides, and more. The Center's hospital director describes how these injuries are treated, and our host Ed Clark reviews how humans can change their behavior to help turtles. UNTAMED  looks at the wild and often perilous world of wildlife, as seen through the eyes of the patients of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, a non-profit teaching and research hospital for native wildlife

This is a slide presentation for a complete lesson on a Python program using turtle. Lesson plan and example Python program are attached.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Patty Larson teach about identifying rhyming words and the letters d, w, and y.

Students will practice addition strategies by moving on a number line to show the sum of two single digit numbers.

The so-called "Fifth Page" of the US Constitution -- also known as the Transmittal Page -- has never been publicly displayed. On the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution the Fifth Page was displayed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The Fifth Page has received the same care as the more famous documents in the Charters of Freedom and is encased in the same type of state-of-the-art oxygen-free encasement as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution pages one to four, and the Bill of Rights.