This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.

This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.

Jennifer Daniel of Washington County gathered together some supporting resources for teachers using Google Classroom as their main classroom!

Jennifer Daniel of Washington County created this Wakelet with resources to support those who want to be "power users" in Google Classroom.

visits 65 historic places along 75 miles of Route 15 in Virginia's Piedmont. Stops include homes of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe; sites of some of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War; and other places that evoke the soldiers, statesmen, farmers, and slaves who fought, toiled, and governed there.

From the main web page, find links to the reopening plan plus other information of interest to students and parents.

explores Kingston's over 300 years of history using 24 historic places that recall past eras when settlers and Native Americans warily shared its plains, proud Revolutionaries and angry British armies walked its narrow streets and when coal, limestone and even patent medicines flowed along its canals. The Dutch established Kingston 1652 and it became an active participant in the American Revolution and a major river-port during New York's 19th-century canal and steamboat era.

This is an interpretive reading activity for level 1 Spanish students. It uses a familiar topic with basic vocabulary and grammar structures. There are comprehension questions in English after each section.

Learn about lead toxicity and its effect on wildlife. Lead toxicity is a significant problem for Bald Eagles, vultures, and other birds of prey; more than two-thirds of eagles admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia have measurable levels of lead in their blood. Join the Wildlife Center staff and other experts to learn why lead poisoning occurs in wildlife, how it’s treated, and how we can work together to solve this preventable problem.

In this lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 students to analyze their paired novella in order to deepen their understanding of the text. Each student takes on a specific role - leader, skeptic, or scribe in order to form an assertion, support that assertion with evidence, and refine their assertion in order to craft a clear, specific argument. In addition to providing a collaborative, multi-modal analysis experience, this lesson also incorporates movement and reflection and is easily adaptable to any paired text or close-reading skill.

highlights 29 places that illustrate the transformation of the city from a small frontier post during the Revolutionary War into a center of economic, intellectual, and political activity. Photos, maps, and essays are included.

Students become authors as they use technology to create an ebook to share with their classmates. Students chose the life cycle of a flowering plant, frog, or butterfly. They review with hands-on resources and peer collaboration. They then use their ipad with the app “Book Creator” to create a book using real life pictures!

The teacher or Students will read the declarations of secession from each state joining the CSA. Students can be assigned to read all, a few, or just one. Students will use the listen and draw organizer to jot down any words or phrases that they feel are important. They may also draw images of anything that they find interesting. Students can write/share these with the class and then discuss any commonalities among the statements to determine the cause of the Civil War according the states that seceded.

The teacher or Students will read the declarations of secession from each state joining the CSA. Students can be assigned to read all, a few, or just one. Students will use the listen and draw organizer to jot down any words or phrases that they feel are important. They may also draw images of anything that they find interesting. Students can write/share these with the class and then discuss any commonalities among the statements to determine the cause of the Civil War according the states that seceded.

The teacher or Students will read the declarations of secession from each state joining the CSA. Students can be assigned to read all, a few, or just one. Students will use the listen and draw organizer to jot down any words or phrases that they feel are important. They may also draw images of anything that they find interesting. Students can write/share these with the class and then discuss any commonalities among the statements to determine the cause of the Civil War according the states that seceded.

The teacher or Students will read the declarations of secession from each state joining the CSA. Students can be assigned to read all, a few, or just one. Students will use the listen and draw organizer to jot down any words or phrases that they feel are important. They may also draw images of anything that they find interesting. Students can write/share these with the class and then discuss any commonalities among the statements to determine the cause of the Civil War according the states that seceded.

The teacher or Students will read the declarations of secession from each state joining the CSA. Students can be assigned to read all, a few, or just one. Students will use the listen and draw organizer to jot down any words or phrases that they feel are important. They may also draw images of anything that they find interesting. Students can write/share these with the class and then discuss any commonalities among the statements to determine the cause of the Civil War according the states that seceded.