RootsofLearning

My teacher friend and I made this website as a way for parents to continue their child’s education during the pandemic. All lessons were developed according to the Common Core State Standards and include specific instructions and resources to help both caregiver and teacher implement lessons. There are multiple lessons per subject including Social-Emotional learning.

These slides support both the development of empathy in students and the practice of identifying emotions, especially in reference to how we physically feel emotions. The students are guided through three relevant scenarios that challenges them to consider multiple perspectives and emotions different people might feel in the same situation.

Use these slides to combine Space Science Learning and Opinion Writing in a fun and interesting way. Students are astronauts tasked with decided wether they would rather go to the stars, the Moon, or the Sun. Students must research then write opinion paragraphs using the OREO (Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion Restated) model.

Students of all ages will be able to use this lesson to access the lived experiences of Civil Rights hero Ruby Bridges. Using their bodies students will portray important images from Ruby's fight for school integration. This arts integration lesson will allow students to more deeply explore this legendary trailblazer.

Utilize the power of movement to facilitate your students understanding of science and the Civil Rights Movement. The Bundle Includes a full lesson plan and two Frozen Pictures lessons. Frozen Pictures or Tableaux are a kinesthetic learning exercise in which students recreate a picture or historical scene as a collaborative group. This lesson, lesson 1 is designed to help students explore animal adaptations. Lesson 2 is a celebration of Ruby Bridge and students are challenged to portray Ruby's b