Rhode Island Lesson Plans

1. Literacy Resources/Rhode Island
search this site Advocacy Literacy Resources/Rhode Island was established in 1997 to: expand existing professional capacity within Rhode Island's Bulletin adult education community; Archives increase educators' and learners' capacity to use and interact with online technology, and assist in improving delivery of services to adult learners, thereby strength...

2. Lupine Lady and Johnny Appleseed: A Comparison
...pleseed, an American Folk Hero Teach your ELLs about American Folktales through a unit on Johnny Appleseed. This is a perfect accompaniment to a thematic unit on Apples or on other Fall topics. About the Author Lynn O'Malley is a 3rd grade teacher at Edgewood Highland Elementary School in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is a graduate student in the TESL program at Rhode Island College. © 1998-2005 Judie Haynes, www.everythingESL.net Search with Google Enter your search terms Submit search form ( ) ( ) Web everythingESL Related Links Johnny Appleseed, an American Folk Hero Have an ESL/EFL related website of you...

3. Original Thirteen Colonies
...arol is a magician and that this time is sitting on top of the Empire State Building. However, because she is so high, this time she is wearing a fur coat. Once more, the student must reiterate the list. 14. The thirteenth and last student must imagine that, at the very top of this structure, a big Rhode Island Red rooster is sitting on Carol's head. The student must repeat the entire list. If any other students would like to repeat the list, allow him or her to do so. After the game is over, ask if anyone in the class would be interested in learning the 13 original states and the order in which they enter...

4. CRFC IssuesPoll
...data and we will process it, or tabulate the results and send them to us. We are interested in the raw numbers as well as the comments written by the students. We have results from 24 4 ^ th , 5 ^ th , and 6 ^ th grade classrooms, which represents14 schools in three states (Illinois, Minnesota, and Rhode Island). Eight classrooms are from School District U-46 in Elgin, IL, eleven classrooms are from Chicago, two are from schools in Rhode Island, and three from Minnesota. Below are the total tally numbers per issue (Keep in mind that each students could choose two issues): Issue Total Tally Per Issue Health...

5. Johnny Appleseed, an American Folk Hero
...mbine science, language arts, and math with an apple theme for Fall. This is an excellent unit for mixed level ESL classes and can be taught to students of a wide variety of ages and abilities. About the Author Lynn O'Malley is a 3rd grade teacher at Edgewood Highland Elementary School in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is a graduate student in the TESL program at Rhode Island College. ? 1998-2005 Judie Haynes, www.everythingESL.net Search with Google Enter your search terms Submit search form ( ) ( ) Web everythingESL Related Links Lupine Lady and Johnny Appleseed: A Comparison A is for Apple Have an ESL/EFL...

6. What Was the American Revolution? 1760-1836 Lesson 3 What Was the American Revolution? 1760-1836 - Lesson 3
...t used in Unit I, Lesson Three. Divide the class into their home groups. Each "expert" group is assigned a state or group of states (one possible set of states used could be: North and South Carolina and Georgia; Virginia; Pennsylvania; Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey; New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island: and Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire). Give each expert group a list of the first four objectives of this lesson. The "home" group is assigned the fifth lesson objective and is to be directed to think of this lesson as preparation for the next lesson, a mock Constitutional Convention. Dist...

7. Mapping History
...arly history (Background, above). Tell them that they are going to learn more about the northeastern states by creating a history map for the Northeast. 2. Divide the class into teams so that each state is covered by a team. (You may want to group some of the smaller states, such as Connecticut and Rhode Island.) 3. Distribute How to Make a History Map and go over it with students. 4. Before students begin their research, you may want to identify the available reference materials and familiarize students with the kinds of information they can expect to find in each one. 5. On a bulletin board, pin a politi...

8. American Puritanism
.... Roger Williams expelled for "new and dangerous opinions" ((1638) a) Preached complete separation of church and state the state should have no influence over a person's conscience b) Religious groups should be supported by voluntary tithes, not taxes c) Indians should be paid for lands. d) Settled Rhode Island and established complete freedom of religion (including Jews, Catholics, and Quakers) 3. Puritans persecuted and killed Quakers (such as Mary Dyer) for preaching "inner light" doctrines. II. Puritan Political Life A. Voting restricted to church members B. Blurring of political and religious authorit...

9. HTI Lesson Plan: English-Indian Encounters
...s, with changes highlighted. The Virginia Report, the full text of an 1850 publication by J. W. Randolph, has the full texts of the Alien Act and the Sedition Act. It also contains the debates and resolutions of the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures, as well as the counter-resolutions of Delaware, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Finally, it contains the Virginia Report of 1799, along with Madison's report, instructions to Virginia senators, and letters written in the 1830s by Madison on the bank question and the 1798 resolution. The Reference Library of Poli...

10. Unit Template
Richmond Rules! Developed by the MI Smart!/Technology Teacher and Grade Three Teachers at Richmond Elementary School Chariho Regional School District Rhode Island http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us New Unit Template UNIT OF STUDY Community Government . GRADE LEVEL AND CONTEXT Grade Three - Social Studies . INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS: This unit is designed to introduce students to their town government, rights and responsibilities of individuals, and government services in...