Students will use the Google Expedition app to engage in a virtual reality experience to learn about different cultures around the world. This resource was developed as a part of the Creating Lessons Using Transformative Technology- Platteville Public Schools OER Grant.

This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common Core literacy strategies to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary using the text "Happy Birthday Dr. King". When ten-year old Jamalĺĺs grandfather hears that the boy is in trouble for fighting to sit in the back of the bus, he tells Jamal about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement. Jamal responds with an idea for a skit for his schoolĺĺs King Day assembly.

November 11th is Veteran's Day! Do you know any veterans? How do you honor them? This video segment provides a quick overview of the holiday for elementary-age students.