Almost Heaven WV
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Melissa Lampinen, Joe Merrifield, Florence Tenney | |
| Description | Adventure the excitement, beauty, and wonder of West
Virginia. We will use a variety of text, materials, and technology to study Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. We will create a graph, gain knowledge of West Virginia's climate, population, and topography. We will experience famous people of West Virginia and their contributions to our state. Do you enjoy skiing, horseback riding,fishing, or white water rafting? Come to West Virginia! Explore areas of tourism and recreation. Appreciate nature through the study of West Virginia symbols. Finally, in our last lesson, understand "Montani Semper Liberi" from our state seal and learn other important historical facts about West Virginia. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet, CD-Roms | |
| Grade Level | 4 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts
1: Uses general skills and strategies of the writing process. 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation. 4: Gathers and uses information for research purposes. 6: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational literary and text. 8: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. 9: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media. Math 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process. 2: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers. 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processs of computation. Social Studies 3: Understands the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in creating the history of their state. Technology 1: Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operation systems. 2: Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs. 4: Understands the nature and operation of systems. 5: Understands the nature of technological design. 6: Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology. | |
| Keywords | Facts, Famous People, Tourism, Recreation, Symbols, Seal | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Almost Heaven West Virginia
Lesson 1: Just the Facts Lesson 2: Our People Lesson 3: Wild and Wonderful Lesson 4: Our State Symbols Lesson 5: Our State Seal | |
| References | www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/westvirginia.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/ West Virginia- A Portrait of an American State My First Book about West Virginia The Big West Virginia Activity Book The Wonderful West Virginia Coloring Book | |
| English IGO or CSO | RLAPD4.1, RLA4.1.2, RLA4.1.3, RLA4.1.4, RLA4.1.6, RLA4.1.7, RLA4.1.8, RLA4.1.13, RLA4.2.1, RLA4.2.2, RLA4.2.3, RLA4.2.4, RLA4.2.6, RLA4.2.7, RLA4.3.1, RLA5.2 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | MA4.5.3 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | SS.WV.54, SS.WV.2.1, SS.WV.3.1, SS.WV.4.1.1, SS.WV.4.3, SS.WV.4.5, SS.WV.4.8, SS.WV.5.1, SS.WV.5.3, SS.WV.5.4 | |