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Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
We’re going A to Z together	K	CSD	Language Arts	about 4-5 weeks
Create a Dictionary	K-7	CSD	Special Education	4 hrs./ 4 days
My Family	K	CSD	All	4 days 2 sessions a day	Checklist
Cinderella Big Book	K-1	CSD	Language Arts	3 days, 45 minutes each
Create a Dictionary	K-8	CSD	Special Education	One Quarter
High Frequency Words	K	TEL	Language Arts (Reading)	1 week	High Frequency Words
Christmas Trees	K	MSS	Art/Math	One Month
Flat Stanley	K-5	MSS	Special Education	1/2 hour a day for 5 to 10 days
Learn to use Computer	K-5	KSD	Library	4 lessons, 30 minutes each	Skills Checklist
How Much is 100?	K	CSD	Listening/Speaking, Math, and Technology	Begin on the 100th day of school
Computer Butterflies	K-2	MSS	Science and Technology	15 minutes per student with the help of a parent helper.
Insect Discoveries	K-2	MSS	Science, Technology, Reading/Language Arts, and Art		Project Score Sheet
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly	K	CSD	Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science, Math & Technology	7 weeks
Magic Carpet Ride	K	TEL	Math -- Patterns
Where did the Piranhas Go?	K	TEL	Math -- Number Sense
The Letter 'O'	K	CSD	Language Arts	4 sessions of 1 hour each	Assessment Learning Centers Sample
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Geometry Shapes Show	1-2	KSD	Math	1 week	2 D Shapes Show Shape Show Rubric Shape Sample Tech Skills Checklist
Animal Research Reports	1-2	KSD	Language Arts/Science	2 hours of lab time	Report Check
Book Reports	1, 4 ,5	KSD	Language Arts, Viewing/Presenting, Technology	4 hours long buddy periods
Using Fractions	1	KSD	Math, Technology	2 hour long lab times	Template
Wacky Weather	1-2	TEL	Science, Math, Music, Art, Language Arts, Technology	4 - 6 weeks, 30-40 minutes of daily instruction	Overview
Jurassic Period	1	MSS	Earth Science	Six Weeks
E-pals	1-2	KSD	Technology, Language Arts and Writing	1-2 Weeks
Plant Slide Show	1-2	KSD	Technology, Language Arts and Writing, Science	1-2 Weeks
I Want To Be..	1-3	KSD	Reading, Writing,Viewing & Presenting, Speaking & Listening, Technology	2-4 Weeks
Pattern Pals	1	TEL	Math -- Patterns	varies with class size and number of computers
How Do You Get to 100?	1	TEL	Math -- Number Sense	varies with class size and number of computers
Representing Survey Data	1	CSD	Math and Technology	7 class periods/ 1 hour each
ABCs	1	CSD	Language Arts and Technology	3 days, not necessarily consecutive
Trees Slide show	1	CSD	Language Arts	2-3 days per student	Rubric
Ocean Study	1	CSD	Science, Math	10 days	Rubric
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Life Cycle of the Butterfly	2	CSD	Language Arts, Math, Science, and Technology	8 to 9 week - 12 lessons/ 30 - 40 minutes each
Recycling - JUNK ART	2-	CSD	Writing, Science and Technology	Year-Long Focus 5-day Plan
Changes in weather conditions	2	CSD	Language Arts, Math, Technology, Social Studies, and Science	30 min./period per group
The Endangered Rainforest	2	CSD	Language Arts, Math, Technology, Social Studies, and Science	(in lab) 3 days, (in classroom) 10 days	Worksheet
Weather Wizards	2	KSD	Science, technology	4 weeks total: 30 min. lab approx. 2 weeks of pairs recording temperatures in class 45 min. lab to create spreadsheet of temperatures.	Paper Checklist Spreadsheet Checklist Class Log Spreadsheet Graph Graph Table Log Template
Lets Make a City!	2	CSD	Social Studies/ Communities	3--?days
Where Am I?	2	CSD	Social Studies/ Map Skills	3 days
Creating Fractions	2-3	KSD	Math, Reading, Technology
American Symbols	2	KSD	Library/Technology	9 weeks	Symbol Sample Quiz Quiz Key Template Assessment Criteria Slide Show Assessment
PowerPoint Venn Diagram	2-3	KSD	Reading, technology	5-7 days
Environmental Issues	2-4	CSD	Science, Reading, Writing, Technology		Hyperstudio Stack Rubric Book Rubric
Classroom Newspaper	2	KSD	Writing and Technology	2-3 months
Geometric Shapes	2	KSD	Math/Technology	6 class meetings
Amazing Animals	2	CSD	Science, Language & Arts, Social Studies, Technology, ESL and Math.	4-5 weeks
What I Know About Insects	2	KSD	Science, Language Arts, and Technology	4, 40 minute class periods
African American Research Report/Slide Show	2	CSD	Language Arts/Science	45 minutes session for 2 weeks	Checklist
“Inspirational Clusters”	2	CSD	Writing	ongoing choice in writer’s workshop throughout school year; approximately 20 minutes	Assessment Sample
Nutrition and Me	2	CSD	Science, Writing, Technology, Comprehensive Health, Listening and Speaking.	3-4 days	Tools Procedures Pre/post Test Multimedia Rubric
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Inventions	3-6	CSD	Language, Social Studies and Technology	2 - 3 weeks
Seeing Phoenix in the Past, Present, and the Future	3	CSD	Language, Social Studies, and Technology	4 days
The Voice of your Favorite Animal	3	CSD	Science, Language, and Technology	3 days	Rubric
Mammal Poetry/Slide Show	3	KSD	Integrated technology, language arts and science	The poetry and slide show consists of approximately 3-5 language arts sessions and 5-7 sessions of allotted times on the computer, per child.	Sample Assessment Tool Checklist Editing
Power Point Poetry	3	KSD	Language Arts	3-4 hours
The Jolly Postman	3	TEL	Language Arts	8 weeks, 45 to 90 minutes a day.
Animal Thematic Unit	3	TEL	Science, Language Arts, Technology	8 weeks
Layers of the Earth	3	KSD	Science	2 one hour class periods	Sample Drawing
Box Car Children	3-4	CSD	Special Education	2-3 week unit depending on reading schedule	Comprehension Test
History of Arizona People	3-4	KSD	Social Studies Technology Language Arts	3-4 weeks	Data Collection 1 Data Collection 2 Data Collection 3 Self Evaluation
Arizona City Brochure	3-4	KSD	Social Studies Technology Language Arts	3-4 weeks	Brochure Sample 1 Brochure Sample 2 Research Outline 1 Research Outline 2 Research Outline 3 Research Outline 4
American Heroes	3	KSD	Language Arts, Technology	1-2 Weeks	List of American Heroes Rubric Rubric 2 Lesson Plan Map
Poetry Presentation	3	KSD	Language Arts ,Technology	1-2 Weeks	Bio Poem Sample Bio Poem Template
6 Traits Writing Hyperstudio	3-5	CSD	Language Arts, Technology		Rubric
Creative writing/ Hyper Studio project	3-5	MSS	English/Language Arts	2 classroom sessions of about 20-30 minutes and from 5 to 8 computer lab sessions of approximately 30 minutes each	Considerable additional material is included in the Lesson Plan itself
Real World Bar Graphing	3	TEL	Math -- Data Analysis
HyperStudio Bio Poem	3	KSD	Language Arts & Technology	8 class periods of about 30 miunutes each.
Creating a Bibliography	3	KSD	Technology, Language Arts, Science	4 class periods.	Instructions
Presentation of a Written Report	3	KSD	Technology, Language Arts, Science	4 class periods.	Checklist
Creating a poem using PowerPoint	3	KSD	Technology, Language Arts, Science	2 hours
Creating an Electronic Book of Landforms	3	KSD	Social Studies, Language Arts & Technology	3 class periods
What Planet Is It?	3	KSD	technology and science and language arts	(minimum two class periods): 9 weeks
3-D Modeling	3	TEL	Mathematics -- Geometry
Explorations with Geobot	3	TEL	Mathematics -- Geometry
Puzzles and Problem Solving	3	TEL	Mathematics Structure and Logic
Phoenix: My Present, My Past, My Future	3	CSD	Social Studies, Writing
How Size of a Vibrating Object Helps Determine Pitch	3	CSD	Science	2 class periods, 45-60 minutes each	Assessments
All About Me	3-5	CSD	Language Arts	at least 5 days	Rubric
All About Me HyperStudio Stacks	3	CSD	Language Arts	3-4 weeks	Rubric Storyboard
Fairytale story	3	CSD	Reading, Writing and Technology	3 class periods
Sonoran Desert Animals	3	CSD	Science & Language Arts	Ten class periods, one hour each
Petroglyphs	3	CSD	Social Studies, Writing, Technology, Listening	5 days
Voice Lesson	3	CSD	Writing,Technology, Listening, and Speaking	5 days
My Neighborhood	3	CSD	Social Studies	4 days, 50 Minute Periods	Quiz
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Halloween Candy Graphing	4-5	KSD	Technology, Math, Writing, Listening and Speaking		Project Description Candy Graph 2 Student's Halloween Reflection Candy by Type Chart Chart Assessment Coversheet Class Packaged Candy Oral Pres. Coversheet
Wanted Poster	4	KSD	Language Arts ,Technology	3 – 45 minute class periods
Arizona Research Reports	4	KSD	Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology	4-5 weeks	Research Skills Web Page Rubric
Water Conservation Flyer	4	KSD	Technology/Science/ Math/Language Arts	3 weeks	Water Conversation Flyer
Learn about the States	4	TEL	Writing, Technology	5 - 6 weeks, 1/2 hour per day	Intro. To Hyperstudio
Arizona Place Brochures	4	KSD	Social Studies	2 months	Assessment Directions
Develop Flyers	4	KSD	Social Studies/ Language Arts/Technology	6 Weeks	Checklist Description Procedures Layout Sample Rubric Storyboard
Five Paragraph Essay	4	TEL	Writing	Approximatley 2 Weeks	Annoy Parents Brainstorm How to Write an Essay Student Reflections
Arizona	4	MSS	Social Studies	Five weeks
Solar System	4	MSS	Science	Three Weeks – 40 minutes Three times/week.
Castles, Kings, and Customs	K-5 (4)	CSD	Social Studies, Language Arts	Intended as a Semester long learning experience	Extensive materials exist in the Lesson Plan
Hyperstudio Book Summaries	4	KSD	Technology, Reading	8 class meetings
Desert Plants and Animals	4	KSD	Social Studies, Science, Writing, Technology	4 class periods
Search Strategies	4	KSD	Technology and Social Studies	2 class periods
Kid Pix in Power Point	4	KSD	Technology and Social Studies	2 class periods
Alliteration	4	MSS	Language Arts
Native American HyperStudio	4	CSD	Social Studies, Writing, Technology
How hot does it get?	4	TEL	Mathematics - Data Analysis		Handout
Perimeters and Shapes	4-5	TEL	Mathematics - Geometry
Parents' Math	4	TEL	Mathematics - Structure & Logic
Long Division Treats for Martians	4	TEL	Mathematics - Number Sense
Grand Canyon	4	CSD	Science, Social Studies, Language Arts	5 weeksinclues 3 day field trip
A Century in Review	4-5	KSD	Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology	Project runs about 6 weeks
Internet Investigations: Unsolved Mysteries	4-5	KSD	Technology and Language Arts	Project runs about 4 weeks
Building a Circuit	4	CSD	Science	3 days	Checklist
Arizona Cities	4	CSD	Language Arts/Social Studies	2-3 weeks/ 45 min. per day	Oral Presentation Rubric Report Writing Writing Rubric Checklist
Student Autobiography	4	CSD	Language Arts	3 weeks-1-1 1/2 hr. blocks
Author Study, Reader’s Point of View/Writer’s Point of View	4	CSD	Language Arts, Technology	3-12 Weeks	Writer’s Hat Writer's Hat Assessment Good Writer Traits Information Organizer Self Evaluation
Selling our Inventions	4	CSD	Science, Writing, and Technology
Creating Inventions and Marketing our Inventions in Commercials	4	CSD	Science and Writing	2 weeks
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Famous Scientsts	5	KSD	Technology, Writing	12 – 70 minute class periods	Info Sheet Cousteau Sample Newton Sample Meitner Sample Oral Assessment Oral Proficiency Rubric Technology Assessment Writing Assessment
Creating a Timeline	5	KSD	Literature	1 Month
Explorers through World History	5	TEL	Social Studies, Language Arts, Technoloigy	approximately 4 weeks, we worked 4 days a week fo about 45 minutes a day
The Constitution	5	TEL	Social Studies	5 days
American Heroes	5	TEL	Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology	Approximately 8 weeks. We spent 8 -10 daily classroom sessions of 45 minutes each researching and writing reports, then worked in the computer lab creating Hyperstudio projects. The computer lab sessions were 45 minute weekly periods for about 6 weeks.
Design a Backyard	5	KSD	Math	1 Month
Biomes of the World	5	KSD	Science, Writing, Technology	12-14 lessons	Note Sheet Rubric Samples
Global Warming	5	TEL	Earth Science	5 days minimum	Note Sheet
Hole-in-One	5	TEL	Mathematics	5 - 50 minute class periods. (Additional time as needed)
Geometric Picasso	5	TEL	Earth Science	1 - 50 minute class period (further lessons as needed)
Underground Railroad	5	TEL	Social Studies, American History	Approximately 2 weeks to 15 days	The Underground Railroad Freedom Train Quiz
Famous Scientists	5	KSD	Science/Language Arts	3 - 4 Weeks	Student Directions Student Sample Story Board Rubric
Scientific Careers	5	KSD	Science/Language Arts	2-3 Weeks	Rubric Student Directions Sample Brochure Teacher Directions
Not enough time for homework!	5	TEL	Math - Data Analysis	1 week to gather the data and two class periods to create and interpret the charts.
T- Time!	5	TEL	Math - Data Analysis	1 day.
Grandfather Tang’s Tangram Story	5	TEL	Math -- Geometry	3-4 sessions .
Multiplication Tables	5	TEL	Math -- Number Sense	This lesson will take up to 2 days to complete.
Water Cycle	5	MSS	Science/Technology	2 days to a week. Time may vary depending upon access to computers.
Science Fair	5	CSD	Science, Language Arts, Math	Students will work 3 out of 5 weekdays on their project. Observations will be daily for data gathering.
Create a Living Museum (Famous people from across the United States)	5	CSD	Social Studies, Language Arts, and Technology.	8 days (class periods)
State Showcase	5	CSD	History/Language Arts	10 days	Instructions Storyboard Rubric
Life Science It’s Around Us	5	CSD	Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology.	5 class periods/50 minutes each
States Research Project	5	CSD	Social Studies and Language Arts	nine 45 minute periods	Checklist Rubric
Famous American Research Project	5	CSD	Social Studies, Language Arts	nine 45 minutes periods	Rubric
Black History Project	5	CSD	Social Studies and Writing	One Week	Checklist Rubric
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Message in a bottle	6	CSD	Social Studies CAAP	6 one hour sessions
Wacky Weather powerPoint Presentations	6	CSD	Language Arts/Science	9 Weeks
Math is Everywhere from A to Z	6	CSD	Math	2nd and 3rd Quarter
Feudalism	6	TEL	Social Studies		Election Spreadsheet
Author Study	6-8	KSD	Technology/Language Arts	3-4 months
Kites	6-8	KSD	Art/Technology	2 Weeks
Geometric Get-a-Way	6	KSD	Math	11 days	Checklist Student Sample Student Sample 2
Metric Measurement	6	KSD	Science and Math	1-2 weeks	Links Web Page Directions Works Cited Metric Madness Student instructions
Folklore and Storytelling	6	CSD	Language Arts and Social Studies	1-2 Weeks (Extended if part is done as lit. study)	Links Introduction Analyzing Folklore Fables Folklore Folklore Test Folk Tales Keeping Oral Tradition Legends Myths Online Stories Reading Lists According to Webster
Patterns of Algebra:	6	KSD	Math	7-10 days	Checklist Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation
Volcanoes Alive!!	6	CSD	Social Studies	8 class periods/5O minutes each
Computer Pointillism	6,7,8	KSD	Art and Technology
Masks: Deception, Transformation, and Disguise	6,7,8	MSS	Language Arts, Literature, Science, Technology, Social Studies, Art, Music	time frame for individual lessons is varied from one class period to several weeks.
Time Capsule 2000	6,7,8	KSD	Exploratory- multimedia journalism	one week
Personal Web Page	6,7,8	KSD	Exploratory- multimedia journalism	one week
Creating an Author Study Presentation	6	KSD	Technology Integration and Language Arts	3 class periods
What is the Wonder?	6	CSD	Social Studies, Reading, Writing
Country Reports	6	CSD	Social Studies, Reading, Writing, Math, Computer Science	This unit will take approximately six weeks at ninety minutes a day.
Big Cities in the United States	6	CSD	Math	2-3 days
Marks and Measures	6	CSD	Mathematics and Technology	Six Days 55 Minutes / Day
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Pop Goes the Population	7	CSD	Science	3 or 4 - 50 minute class periods	Example Scoring Rubric
Where my money goes?	7	TEL	Mathematics	6 - 8 Weeks
Engineering	7	KSD	Science/Social Studies	1 week	Creative Engineer Engineer's Life Which Engineer? Collaboration?
Immigration Web Pages	7	KSD	Science and Social Studies	One week.
Exploring Natural Disasters	7	CSD	Science	8-10 class periods/90 minutes each, done in conjunction with lab work on volcanoes, earthquakes and floods.	Guide Handout Rubrics
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
All About Me Book	8	KSD	Reading / Writing	2 days	Checklist Starter Sheet Grading Criteria Tasks Sample
Olympic Athlete Research	8	KSD	Language Arts	2 weeks
Seedfolks	8	TEL	Language Arts	13 days to read the book, 5 days to write the classroom book
Content Presentations	8	TEL	Science, Language Arts, Social Studies	1 period/14 days
Chemical Compounds	8	KSD	Science	4 days	Checklist
Country Research	8	KSD	Family & Consumer Sciences	13 class periods	Grading Rubric Presentation How-to Worksheet Peer Evaluation Observ. of Skills Research Worksheet Student Sample Character Sorter Sample
Digestive System Research	8	KSD	Science, Math	3 weeks	Time Table Digestive Newsletter Newsletter Rubric Oral Pres. Rubric Student Example Student Example Powerpoint Rubric Group Eval. Form
Arizona Honeymoon	8	KSD	Science, Math	1-2 class periods	Example 1 Example 2
Judicial Branch	8	CSD	Language Arts/Social Studies	2 weeks	Rubric 1 Rubric 2
Interpreting Lyrics	8	KSD	Reading / Writing	2-3 weeks	Assignment
Autobiography of Jane Pittman	8	KSD	Language Arts/Social Studies	3-4 weeks
Presidential Campaign Surveys	8	KSD	Language Arts/Social Studies	3-5 days
The Delta Flier	8	CSD	Math, Language Arts, Technology	Five to seven 50 minute class periods	Manual Tangents Computing Altitude
Creating an Online Disease Pamphlet Using Online and Print Resources	8	KSD	Science and/or Health, Technology	5 class periodss
Persuasion through Data	8	KSD	Language Arts and Technology	8 class periods
Analyzing Folklore	8	KSD	Language Arts and Technology	6 weeks
Playing The Market	8	CSD	Math	10 weeks 30 mins./day
Hyperlinked Autobiography	8	CSD	Language Arts	6 days/1 hr & 40 min a day
Similarities and Differences	8	CSD	Language Arts	1 week
City Pamphlet	8	CSD	Writing, Social Studies	3 weeks of 4 days per week, 30 min per day
Manatees	8	CSD	Math/Reading	2 days	Directions for Students Rubric
Plan a Trip	8	CSD	Math	2 days/55 min classes	Plan Sheet Handout
Title	Grade	District	Subject Area	Time Frame	Supporting Documentation
Factoring Pamphlet	1st Year Algebra	TUHSD	Mathematics: Algebra	2-3 weeks	Resources Links Objectives flowchart a flowchart b flowchart c working critique non-participating critique self & group assessmen factoring pamphlet assessmen
Understanding Native American Tribes	9	TUHSD	English	2 weeks	Resources Links Procedures
My Home	9	TUHSD	Spanish, 1st Year	11 Days	Resources Links Procedures Activities Diagram Activities Outline PowerPoint Rubric Student Evaluation Rubric
Understanding the World of Shakespeare	9	TUHSD	English	4 days	Resources Links Procedures
Email Response Notebooks	9-12	TUHSD	English	During a novel study (could be several weeks)	Resources Procedures Collaboration Rubric E-mail Journal Dialectical Journal Dialectical Journal Rubric Netiquette Samples
Assessing your Target Heart Rate	9-12	TUHSD	Health	1 class period	Resources Procedures Links Worksheet
Let's Travel	9-12	TUHSD	Beginning ESL	Ten days	Resources Procedures Links
Extra, Extra, Read All About It	10	TUHSD	World History	1 week of class periods	Resources Exercise Links Example Procedures
La Météo en français	10-12	TUHSD	French	1 class period of 50 minutes	Resources Links Procedures Worksheet Evaluation Rubric
Portraits/Vignettes	10-12	TUHSD	Photography	2 weeks 3 weeks advanced	Resources Links Procedures Family Portrait Assignment Brady Website Review Vignette Assignment Family Portrait Evaluation Vignette Evaluation Brady Website Review KEY
Music Analysis Through the Ages	12	TUHSD	Humanities	3 days	Resources Links Procedures
Determining the Formation Constant for a Complex Ion	12	TUHSD	Honors Advanced Placement Chemistry	2-3 52 minute periods	Resources Rubric Procedures Exam