Category: Blog Based Lessons
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Newsela & The Primary Election
As many of our readers know, we had the privilege of being filmed by our very own cameraman, the one and only Joe Salinas, during our exploration of the primary election via Newsela Vote. (If you’re interested in exactly what we did, here’s the blog post we used for our research.) Newsela is one of…
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Is the United States Guilty of Genocide?
Did the American government commit genocide against the Native American people? That’s the hot topic we will be discussing today in Ms. Green’s class. We learned about genocide earlier this year, remember? Genocide is the tip-top of the Pyramid of Hate. (This poster is still hanging on our wall, but here’s a reminder for…
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Do Teachers Make Enough Money? 5th Grade Financial Advisors
We have been learning about financial literacy, that is, how to successfully navigate through the world of money. Today we are going to do some research into teacher salaries, and will be taking an inside look into a very relevant debate: do teachers in the United States make enough money? You will be researching different sides…
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The 2016 Primary Election
Today in Ms. Green’s class, we are taking part in one of the most important events in our country: the primary election! Together we will be researching our Republican and Democratic candidates, and then participating in Newsela Vote 2016. First, let’s discover our political parties. There are two major political parties in the United States…
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What Messages are Toy Marketers Sending to Boys and Girls?
Oh how we love inquiry based learning here in Ms. Green’s class! Every Friday, we watch Flocabulary‘s The Week in Rap, a weekly news segment presented in a three to four minute rap. We watch the video once, then a second time, and the kids are asked to hold on to a comment or a question…
Ms. Green's Class 