Calvin Coolidge Lesson Plans

1. Superstitions
Superstitions Superstitions Grace Coolidge: Sports and Popular Culture Skill: Middle School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 1 Culture -+ NCTE Standard 7 Students conduct research by generating ideas, questions, and problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data. -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ IS...

2. Writing/Persuasive Writing/English/6th Grade
...ovies. Activity 8. Journal Sharing (15 minutes) Procedure: Students voluntarily read their persuasive journal entries outloud to the class. The class discussed the use of persuasive words and ideas. Activity 9. School Uniforms (25 minutes) Procedure: The teacher gives the students the topic, should Calvin Coolidge Middle School have School Uniforms? Together the teacher and the students brainstrom a list of Pro/Cons for having or not having school uniforms at Calvin Coolidge. Discuss how an essay on this topic might be organized. The teacher outlines a sample with the help of the students. Activity 10. School...

3. Police Strikes
Police Strikes Police Strikes Grace Coolidge: Religion, Social Issues and Reform Skill: Elementary School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 1 Culture -+ NCSS Strand 6 Power, Authority, and Governance -+ NCSS Strand 10 Civic Ideals and Practices -+ NCTE Standard 7 Students conduct research by generating ideas, questions, and pr...

4. Red Crescent/Red Cross
Red Crescent/Red Cross Red Crescent/Red Cross Grace Coolidge: Science, Medicine, Inventions and tech Skill: Middle School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 1 Culture -+ NCTE Standard 7 Students conduct research by generating ideas, questions, and problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data. -+ NCSS Strand 10 Civic Ideals and Practice...

5. American Sign Language
American Sign Language American Sign Language Grace Coolidge: Education, Arts, Letters and Ideas Skill: Elementary School Time Required: Two Days + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 8 Science, Technology, and Society -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ ISTE Standard 5 Technology research tools -+ NCSS Strand 5 Individuals, Groups, and Institu...

6. Learner Resource – The Presidents Song
...to the song. Lesson Plan by Suzanne Ratzlaff, Fourth Grade Heartland Community Schools, Henderson, Nebraska. Objectives Suggested Grade Level 3rd-5th and 6th-8th. The student will: As a learner memorize and sing ?The Presidents Song,? while learning the presidents' names in order from Washington to Coolidge; compose lyrics to ?The Presidents Song,? to include all the presidents up to the current president; read, discuss, and discover the presidency of FDR during the Depression and his New Deal program. As a reader apply reading strategies that are content area specific to the Great Depression and the New Deal...

7. Will Rogers
Will Rogers Will Rogers Grace Coolidge: First Ladies' Lives Skill: Elementary School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 10 Civic Ideals and Practices -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCTE Standard 5 Students use a wide range of strategies and elements to write to communicate with different audiences an...

8. Ch7les3
...ify the main idea and supporting details in the lesson. Material/Resources Needed: Transparency G04 Anticipatory Set: Ask students "Why do you think steel is important in helping cities grow?" Introduce the new vocabulary words: iron, ore, open-pit mining, taconite, reclamation, Gutzon Borglum, and Calvin Coolidge. Objective/Purpose: For the students to have a small understanding of the Middle West and mining. Procedures: Listen to the oral recording of pages 264 and 265. Answer the check for understanding question on page 265. Closure: Inform the students that we will continue with this lesson tomorrow. Fill...

9. Old Time Radio Shows
Old Time Radio Shows Old Time Radio Shows Grace Coolidge: Science, Medicine, Inventions and tech Skill: Elementary School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 8 Science, Technology, and Society -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 5 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions -+ NCSS Strand 2 Time, Continuity, and Chang...

10. White House Celebrations
White House Celebrations White House Celebrations Grace Coolidge: Religion, Social Issues and Reform Skill: Middle School Time Required: + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 1 Culture -+ ISTE Standard 3 Technology productivity tools -+ NCSS Strand 10 Civic Ideals and Practices -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 5 Individuals, Groups,...