Social studies
The Silk Road: Han China and Rome Trade Across Asia
Students read about the Silk Road, match key vocabulary, put six trading cities in order from east to west, and track which goods and ideas moved in each direction.
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Social studies
Three Colonial Regions: Land, Work and People
Students read about New England, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies, fill in a comparison chart, and match key vocabulary.
Career & technical ed.
Three Views of a Block Stack: Front, Right and Top
Students read number grids that show how many cubes are stacked in each spot, then work out the front view, the right-side view and the total cubes for three objects.
Science
Two Pathways: Following Food and Air Through the Body
Students read about the digestive and respiratory pathways, match digestive organs to jobs, put the path of air in order and explain how digestion and circulation cooperate.
Mathematics
Two-Step Equations: Solve, Check, Catch the Mistake
Students solve eight two-step equations, check each answer by substitution, and find the errors in sample student work.
Mathematics
Two-Step Inequalities: Solve, Test and Describe
Students solve two-step inequalities, match them to word descriptions, model budget situations and correct sample student work.
Social studies
Who Do You Call? Local, State and Federal Help Desk
Students act as help-desk workers who route everyday requests to local, state or federal government, and match officials to their levels of government.
English language arts
Word Builders: Prefixes and Suffixes
Students use a prefix and suffix chart to match words with meanings, build new words, and invent two words of their own.
Science
Work, Energy and Power: Roller Coaster Energy Budget
Students calculate work, kinetic energy, potential energy and power, then fill in an energy table for a coaster car to see energy conservation at work.
Arts
Write an Original Monologue: Plan, Draft, Revise
Students study an original monologue, learn the steps of playwriting, plan a character and write their own short monologue on paper.
Career & technical ed.
Write It Professionally: Emails, Messages, and Voicemails
Students learn the parts of a professional message, rewrite a casual text, and draft a polite email and a short voicemail script.
English language arts
Zoom In on One Moment: Personal Narrative Workshop
Students practice showing instead of telling, collect sensory details for one small moment, and write the opening of a personal narrative.