Project Description The overall objective of this program is to create a community in the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth that is age friendly, locally active and globally aware. The […]
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Voting Rights in America: A Traveling Exhibition
Project Description Cobblestone magazine is an exceptional history magazine for kids, used by teachers like myself, for decades. Their issue on voting rights in America traces voting rights back to colonial […]
Read moreCelebrating our Culture & Heritage!
Project Description A brand new teacher committee was created this year at the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School (CCLCS), called the “Heritage & Culture Committee”. The committee was created out […]
Read moreLord of the Flies Unit/ Mock Trial
Project Description In 1995 the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School was founded, and one of the early traditions was reading the book The Lord of the Flies in 8th grade. […]
Read moreSocial Emotional Learning Through Community Service
Project Description As a classroom teacher I find that a large part of my teaching of all subjects is infused with social emotional learning. Students are expected to work with […]
Read moreAugmented Reality Sandbox to Teach Science Concepts Grades 3-6
Project Description You can see a live demonstration of what the augmented reality sandbox is capable of at the following link: How will the project be evaluated (e.g. how will […]
Read moreHistory and Social Science books
Project Description Purchasing fiction and non-fiction books to support the Grade 2 History and Social Studies curriculum at Stony Brook. How will the project be evaluated (e.g. how will you […]
Read moreEdward Kennedy Senate Simulator
Project Description The goal is to bring approximately 40 11th-and-12th-grade students from the Politics/Government, AP U.S. History to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. There, the […]
Read moreCivics Field Trip to EMK Institute
Project Description This is a civics project for students to participate in involving a field trip to the Edward M. Kennedy 2 Institute for the Senate. Students will participate in […]
Read moreEnd Childhood Hunger in our Town
Project Description Students in my global challenges class has defined childhood hunger as a growing problem in the world and in our town. We currently have a back pack program […]
Read morePatriot Symbols Come Alive
Project Description Kindergarten students from 2 classrooms at West Villages Elementary school will learn about American symbols and will put on a play for their families and school. Goals and […]
Read moreLego Club – Building the Town!
Project Description We have an existing Lego Club that has served all students in the school Grades 1 through 8 as an after-school club. Lego Club has been running for […]
Read morePodcasting to Preserve History
Project Description The main goal of this grant is to have students produce short podcast episodes highlighting historical events from our US History Curriculum as well as local history. Students […]
Read moreSlo News in Spanish and French
Project Description Our objective is to bring a global perspective to the classroom in authentic text. Our students on the Outer Cape do not have the immersion that students in […]
Read moreJumping Into Social Studies and Science
Project Description The goal for this project is to enhance the science and social studies curriculum in the second grade classrooms. The objective is to provide a project based curriculum […]
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Native American Days
Project Description Goals/Objectives: To enrich our Social Studies and English Language Arts curriculum through the use of local Wampanoag tribe members. To expose our students to the rich culture of […]
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