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Welcome to the teaching showcase page. Here are some classroom projects and assignments that have been completed in my classroom over the last few years. These projects tend to vary from year to year and are not always exactly like the ones that will seen every year but the subject matter is always the same and most of the projects are similar, just advanced and improved upon from past years. In this collection students will be able to see things that they may be doing in class or examples of how to complete certain projects in class.
Projects and assignments
Projects and assignments
Map making
Not all projects are difficult or crazy. Some are going to be just normal work that will be easily be able to handle. Each assignment has a purpose in the classroom though and will help add to learning. This project is a simple map making project. It is talking about westward expansion in the classroom. This project goes along with some classroom and out of class readings that help students understand how America gained each section of land and why.
Individual rights
For this assignment students look at the Bill of Rights and the first ten amendments. Each student was assigned an amendment to look at and helped break down it's meaning in a slideshow presentation. Their final slide was then a meme that would help explain to the class what the amendment was about.
Mini-project
Some times in class I like to have what I call Mini-projects. These mini projects are assignments or projects given to the students as individuals or groups that have them create something based off of what we have been discussing within a short amount of time. This particular poster was given to a group of students after the class had been discussing the electoral college. The students had 15 minuets to come up with a poster design that helped explain to the class what the electoral college was.
Industrial Revolution
This may be one of my favorite projects. The industrial revolution is a fun and exciting time not only in history but also in our classroom. Students were challenged to use recycled materials to create a moving vehicle using only self powered devices (rubber bands, balloons, zip-lines, whatever you can create). This particular student used a rubber band and a propeller to power the vehicle. Each student is challenged on three categories; speed, distance, and ability to carry weight. It helps students connect with the difficulty of creating things on their own and helps the class solve similar problems that they had during the industrial revolution.
Westward expansion drawings
For this assignment students were given one of the regions of expansion during the westward expansion section. Then students were asked to draw and color a picture that would help describe the region and who went there and why. These are great representations of each region. The class then had to look at the picture and guess which region is represented. We had a lot of fun with these.
Word Wall
To start each unit the class always begins with a word wall. The word wall is a simple assignment where I give each student a vocabulary term from the unit and ask them to color it and then write the definition on the back of the sheet. Then the class goes over each word in the class by asking other students what they think the word means. If no one guesses correctly we go over the written definition on back of the card. These words are left up on the wall and use them as references throughout the rest of the unit.
Colonies
Maybe my second favorite project, colonies. The class learns about the first few settlements in the American region and where people chose to move and live. After a few lessons I assign students into random groups and give them their supplies. They are then given one week in class to create a colony based on the region I give them. They have to make this as accurate as possible and follow the rules and guidelines. At the end I award groups points based on their ability to survive and create in their given regions. The group with the most points are awarded our top prize.
Presidents Zuzulabook page
This project is one that students get to be creative with. The class spends a few lessons talking about all the presidents from Washington to Franklin Pierce. We talk about what they did as president, what happened to our country during their presidency, and how people felt about each president. The students are then asked to make a zuzulabook page to represent their president. They are allowed to be as creative as they want, as long as it stays historically accurate.
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