Sarah HopkinsJul 23, 20201 min readChoose Your Own AdventureFor the beginning of the school year, I created this little "choose your own adventure" style booklet to make students feel welcome and...
Sarah HopkinsApr 13, 202019 min readEnvironmental Lesson Plan--Week ThreeDay 1 Science This lesson assumes students have learned about ecosystems (as per 3rd and 4th grade standards), but it may need to be...
Sarah HopkinsApr 11, 20209 min readEnvironmental Lesson Plan--Week FourDay 1 Science Today we will begin watching a documentary in class--the first 30 minutes will be done today. We will watch another 30...
Sarah HopkinsApr 7, 202011 min readEnvironmental Lesson Plan--Week TwoDay 1: Finishing overfishing and addressing the importance of litter Science Today in science will explore the issues of litter. Begin...
Sarah HopkinsApr 6, 202010 min readEnvironmental Lesson Plan--Week OneDay 1: Begin covering the topic of the ESA (Endangered Species Act) and what it means for an animal to be endangered, extinct,...
Sarah HopkinsApr 6, 20202 min readEnvironmental Issues Lesson Plan for Grade 4Grade: 4 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: Environmental Issues (Some of) the Standards Addressed: Science: SC.4.E.6.3 (renewable vs. nonrenewable...
Sarah HopkinsJan 30, 20204 min readStudents with Disabilities and Assistive TechnologyGrade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: Assistive technology and breaking down disability stereotypes Standards Addressed: SC.35.CS-PC.2.5...
Sarah HopkinsJan 30, 20207 min readQuestions About the Natural World (Week-Long Project)Grade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: Standards Addressed: SC.3.N.1.1, SC.35.CS-PC.3.1 and 2 Goals: (What do you expect the students to be...
Sarah HopkinsJan 29, 20201 min readTemplateGrade: Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: Standards Addressed: Goals: (What do you expect the students to be able to know and do?) Formative...
Sarah HopkinsJan 28, 20204 min readGravity and How We Can Overcome ItGrade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: Gravity and how we can overcome it. Standards Addressed: SC.3.E.5.4 Goals: (What do you expect the...
Sarah HopkinsJan 28, 20204 min readHuman Dependency on the Sun and Earth's ResourcesGrade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: The sun gives us light and heat that we need to survive. Standards Addressed: SC.3.E.6.1 Goals: (What...
Sarah HopkinsJan 28, 20205 min readWhere are the Stars?Grade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: More stars can be seen through a telescope, and in areas of lower light pollution. Standards Addressed:...
Sarah HopkinsJan 28, 20204 min readSun and StarsGrade: 3 Lesson Plan Theme/Topic: The sun and other stars. Standards Addressed: SC.3.E.5.1, SC.E.5.2, and SC.3.E.5.3 Goals: (What do you...
