Place integers on the number line.  Then write integers in order from greatest to least or least to greatest as requested.  Use the number line to help make conceptual connections about positive and negative integers.  

 The teacher will review the six phases of plot (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). The teacher will read a story of choice out loud, identifying the phases of the plot. Students will then create their own plot comic strip, labeling each phase of plot. Students may create the comic strip on the provided comic strip template, or generate a digital version using the provided Plot Comic Strip Google Slide presentation. Students will share their plot comic strips out loud, identifying each phase of plot in their reading. 

I created the Polygons Sort Jam to give my students practice with polygons vocabulary.  Before doing the sort, I have my students practice with drawing polygons and playing games to help learn the names.  I also give them a helpful hints page to help them remember the names and sides of the polygons. This activity supports sol 3.12, identify and name polygons with ten or fewer sides.  

 I created a Google Slide presentation and  game for my students to practice probability.  This lesson supports sol 3.14, investigate and describe the concept of probability as a measurement of chance and list possible outcomes for a single event.  Prior to this lesson, my students did an experiment of chance by tossing a coin.  The Google Slide presentation reviews probability vocabulary and asks students questions about the probability of pulling a certain color marble from a box.  Students turn and talk to their neighbor during the presentation about the chance of an event occurring.  Then, the teacher asks one of the students to stand and tell the class what their neighbor said.  After the presentation, students play a Google Slides game.  I created the game for distance learning but I will be able to use it in the classroom too.

The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand  the goals and impact of the Progressive Movement, particularly the impact of the muckrakers, which sought to reform the economic, political, and social systems of the United States through government regulation and oversight.  

This assignment can be completed individually or in a group of 2-3.  The teacher begins with slide 2, a welder can earn $17/hr.  Then using multiplicative or additive properties to complete the table.  The first 2 career options give hourly rates.  The following two give weekly rates, while the last is a yearly salary.   Students can work up or down the ratio table depending on their comfort level.   The last three slides are for the students to explore salary options not mentioned before.  Students are increasing by 10's and doubles to find the salaries.  

I created this game to use as a review before tests such as the benchmarks and SOLs. Students will review multiple reading skills and strategies throughout the game. This is a fun and engaging activity to help students review and practice for upcoming tests. Multiple SOLs may be covered.

Overview: I created this Lesson Plan to help students learn about how to read weather maps.  Weather maps give basic information about fronts, systems, and weather measurements.  Weather maps illustrate the weather conditions for an area at a given time.  SOL 6.7f states that students are expected to interpret basic weather maps, including the identification of warm and cold fronts.  Also, students are to map the movement of cold and warm fronts and interpret their effects on observable weather conditions.Prior to this lesson, students should have already been introduced to weather tools, cloud types and types of weather.

The purpose of this lesson is for students to evaluate differing objectives of key leaders of the CIvil War which led to different plans for Reconstruction of the South.  The lesson will include links to Digital History online where students can read about the different plans and investigate a timeline of events during Reconstruction.  Students will interpret secondary and primary sources in this lesson.

 This lesson will allow students to analyze the physical and ecological processes which shape the Earth’s surface including the nature and location of weather phenomena and what causes the seasons and climate.  Students will also use a decision-making model.  Teachers will need to make copies of all the Google forms and documents.

The purpose of this lesson is to showcase the contributions of artists of the Renaissance.  Students will differentiate between art produced during the medieval period and the Renaissance period.    They will research to learn about Renaissance figures and create an art show for an artist which they will present to the class.  

This is a short review/assessment of research sources geared toward middle school students as they begin to work on research projects. The assignment is designed to assess students' knoweldge of the various types of sources that can be used when completing a research project. 

This lesson is part of a unit based on a road trip.  In this lesson students use the given website to research diffrent attributes of cars and trucks that would make them desirable choices.  

Recognize and describe the graph of a linear function.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the  Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.https://jamboard.google.com/d/10bPYZzw_TPC1zp7UjrFeuQEjkahsAId_lUgIw5PBpj4/copy?usp=sharingI took the Slope activity created and converted it to a Jamboard, making it an interactive sort.  

Solving one and two step linear equations.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the  Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It focuses on spying and includes the Rosenbergs, Alger Hiss, and U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers.  Students will analyze primary and secondary sources while working in groups and individually.   

 Subtraction with regrouping is a skill that we practice throughout the school year because my students need lots of practice.  This activity supports sol 3.3b, create and solve single-step and multi-step practical problems involving sums or differences of two whole numbers, each 9,999 or less.  The students make a big circle around the room and play a cakewalk style game.  When the teacher stops the music, they sit in front of the closest card and subtract the two numbers to find the difference.   Students use their knowledge of place value and estimation to determine if their answer is reasonable.  With this game, I was able to incorporate movement into my classroom.  I love seeing my students have fun while learning!   

Working in groups of two or three, students will identify the meaning of the given suffixes and will list as many words as possible that can be created from each in the allotted time. For each word, students will also write a definition and identify the part of speech of the word. The assignment can also be completed independently but may be more engaging for students if they can work collaboratively. 

Create an instagram post from one of the characters in the novel :The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket,  inspired by an event,  from one of the characters perspective.

I created this activity to give students extra practice with identifying synonyms and antonyms. This activity keeps students engaged and thinking. I begin teaching synonyms and antonyms at the beginning of the school year. My students play this game throughout the year. Occasionally I add new words so my students are continually being challenged. This is excellent practice for  SOL 4.4b.