Mary+Smith+-+Lesson+Plans+-+Specific


 * **Identifying Erosion**
 * http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/298.shtml
 * Students will be able to identify erosion and explain the causes of erosion. The students will watch an erosion demonstration with an ordinary house plant and then go outside to look for signs of erosion on the playgound. Students will spend some time going to specific web sites that show wind, water, and glacial erosion. Using the houseplant and playground to demonstrate and show effects of erosion associates this process to items students are familiar with.


 * **Money: Kids and Cash**
 * http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/kidsandcash/
 * Students will understand that a bank pays interest to those who deposit money with them and charges interest from those who borrow from the bank. The students will see that the bank makes money by charging more interest than what they pay out.


 * **Wheel of Pharaoh**
 * http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/wheelofpharaoh/
 * Students will review important vocabulary, facts, and concepts about ancient Egyptian civilization. This lesson includes a game – which should engage the students while they learn.


 * **Labor Day: Appreciation Cards**
 * http://www.teachervision.fen.com/childrens-art-activities/lesson-plan/2424.html
 * Students will appreciate the people who have jobs that impact their lives and create appreciation cards for them. Some examples would be working parents, stay-at-home moms, older siblings, coaches, teachers, police officers, firefighters, and EMTs.


 * **Life in a Castle**
 * http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/280.shtml
 * The students will be able to understand and write about life in a castle. Research will take place using textbooks and the internet. Students will write to a “pretend” relative/friend detailing what their life is like in a castle.