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NEED IDEAS FOR PHONICS LESSONS, take a look at the PDF linked on this page "Explicit Systemic Phonics" by Wiley Blevins

Wonderful sample lesson plan for students researching the Indus River Valley Civilization. Related to SOL WHI.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient river valley civilizations, including those of  Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and China and the civilizations of the Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Nubians, by a) locating these civilizations in time and place; b) describing the development of social, political, and economic patterns, including slavery; c) explaining the development of religious traditions; d) describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Judaism; e) explaining the development of language and writing.

A research-based project lesson plan that culminates in a digital story-telling assessment on the Indus River Valley

free lesson plans to download via google

Great resource page full of different lesson plans (for both elementary and secondary) from a Canadian Digital Citizenship program.  Scroll down the page to see loads of individual lessons on all topics of D.C., including privacy, copyright laws, internet safety, online etiquette, cyberbullying, and so much more.  Good stuff.  

i had to do it...happy thanksgiving everyone!!! turkey fun facts and ideas in lessons. gobble gobble! 

Awesome sample digital storytelling lesson plan! Helps students learn lots of skills that they'll need later; Related to SOL 2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure. a) Create oral stories to share with others. b) Create and participate in oral dramatic activities. c) Use correct verb tenses in oral communication. d) Use increasingly complex sentence structures in oral communication. e) Begin to self-correct errors in language use. 

Virginia SOL aligned lesson on community for first grade students

A general lesson plan for a digital story in any subject

Didn't look through all the lessons but this seems like a pretty good resource for lesson plans about teaching digital citizenship. 

An awesome lesson plan for varied grades to help students learn about digital storytelling in developing their own storytelling skills! Related to various SOLs, including 2.12  The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations. a) Generate ideas before writing. b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end for narrative and expository writing. c) Expand writing to include descriptive detail.   d) Revise writing for clarity.  

Suggestions from google for lessons with students of all ages. Additional suggestion to create "Lit Trips" with students that maps the travels of a novel's main character

Students can develop their writing skills with this lesson plan that incorporates illustrating, creativity and digital storytelling

This website is also useful for lesson ideas at different levels.

A very interesting look at gaming in education.  This site also provides ideas and suggestions for integration of games into the classroom.

This site provides several lesson plans or links to other sites that involve the integration of technology into classroom learning.

If you're still fishing for ideas for the election lesson at Waller Mill, here are a bunch on Pinterest...

A fun resource for primary teachers.

This is a simple Digital Story of a Plant's life cycle: would be great for a first grade science lesson on Plant Life cycles (SOL 1.4)

Civil War battles marked on a map. Could be modified for VA Studies as well!

Google Earth lesson on Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation journey.