⭐Kindergarten Inquiry: What kinds of animals hatch from eggs? - contributed by Susan Bock, Library Media Services

Duration: 1-2 class periods

Objective: Students will evaluate resources to determine which is best for answering the questions “What kinds of animals hatch from eggs?”. They will use a digital database (PebbleGo) to find relevant information that answers this research question, and compare ways in which their answers are alike and different from the answers of their peers.

Kindergarten Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media

Birds: Reading for Information - contributed by Sharon Hart, Forestville Road Elementary 

Duration: 2 class periods

Objective: Students will answer questions about birds after listening to information.

Summary: Students will participate in librarian-led modeling of how to use the PebbleGo database to find answers to questions. Then, they will work in small groups to practice using the resource. 

1st grade Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media

2nd grade Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media

EL Performance Task Resources - Grade 2 Module 4

This folder of resources was created by WCPSS DLCs to enhance the performance tasks in EL curriculum. View the Mod4 Gr2 Options slide first for ideas that you can use to collaborate with teachers. Support materials for the options are contained in the folder.

Life Cycle of a Plant Unit: Stop Motion - contributed by Laura Nowak, Apex Friendship Elementary

Duration: 6 days

Objective: Summarize the distinct stages of the life cycle of seed plants by creating a stop motion animation.

Summary: Students will work throughout the course of several class periods to review the life cycle of plants, plan a stop motion animation, create a video, and share it with peers. 

3rd grade Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media

EL Performance Task Resources - Grade 3 Module 4

This folder of resources was created by WCPSS DLCs to enhance the performance tasks in EL curriculum. View the Mod4 Gr3 Options slide first for ideas that you can use to collaborate with teachers. Support materials for the options are contained in the folder. 

4th grade Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media

EL Performance Task Resources - Grade 4 Module 4

This folder of resources was created by WCPSS DLCs to enhance the performance tasks in EL curriculum. View the Mod 4 Gr 4 Options slide first for ideas that you can use to collaborate with teachers. Support materials for the options are contained in the folder. 

⭐National Parks Research - contributed by Amanda Mosedale, Holly Ridge ES

Duration: 4 classes, 45 minutes each

Objective: Use the eWISE process to find information about our national parks and relate that information to what students have learned about ecosystems and the organisms that depend on them.

Summary: Students will choose a national park to research, using a variety of information sources to identify organisms in the park and classify them by function, identify recreational activities provided by the park’s ecosystem, and learn more about the history of the park itself.

Ecosystems - I'm Trying to Love Garbage (Canvas page can be imported into your own Canvas course. Log in to Canvas first and open Commons, then click on the link to this lesson)- contributed by Susan Bock, Library Media Services

Duration: 1 class period

Objective: Students will investigate one of the North Carolina Children's Book Award nominees for 2023 and relate it to their learning about ecosystems.

Summary: After reading I'm Trying to Love Garbage, students can watch a Discovery Education video about garbage and then discuss with a small group ways that common items they throw away can be reused or recycled. 

Ecosystems - The Boy Who Grew a Forest (Canvas page can be imported into your own Canvas course. Log in to Canvas first and open Commons, then click on the link to this lesson) - contributed by Susan Bock, Library Media Services

Duration: 1 class period

Objective: Students will investigate one of the North Carolina Children's Book Award nominees for 2023 and relate it to their learning about ecosystems. 

Summary: Students can watch an animated read aloud of The Boy Who Grew a Forest (from Discovery Education). They can further research forests by reading an article in Britannica school. 

5th grade Digital Citizenships Lessons from Common Sense Media

EL Performance Task Resources - Grade 5 Module 4

This folder of resources was created by WCPSS DLCs to enhance the performance tasks in EL curriculum. View the Mod4 Gr5 Options slide first for ideas that you can use to collaborate with teachers. Support materials for the options are contained in the folder. 

ECS Curriculum Map - contributed by Ashley Clark, Scotts Ridge ES