Handy Lessons

Related Standard: Aligns with SS8H10, SS8H11 and SS8H12, Georgia Standard of Excellence Description: The Modern Georgia Unit in Georgia Studies has so many different concepts and covers a vast amount of historical time. I have found that having an introduction lesson to just simply expose students to the big ideas prepares them for this unit. This introduction lesson also builds curiosity and students are eager to dive into some of the concepts and big ideas further! Overall this lesson is a gre

Related Standard: Georgia Standards of Excellence, SS8H3b. Any state standard that requires analyzing the Declaration of Indendence. I designed this lesson for an 8th grade social studies class in North Carolina, so it aligns to standard 8.H.1.2: Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context AND 8.C & G.1.2: Evaluate the degree to which democratic ideals are evident in historical documents from North Carolina and the United States Description: This lesson he

Related Standard: SS8H4c (Georgia Standards of Excellence) Description: This assignment was designed with gifted learners in mind, BUT with the right scaffolding strategies (or providing the color coded support text) general education students CAN and SHOULD be provided with the opportunity to tackle this challenging task! This is a reading for meaning assignment. Students have 9 statements about technology during the 1800s. These statements are either true or false. Students will use text evide