Grades: 3 - 5
Subject: Reading and Language Arts
Metaphors
45 minute class session
POWER Listening Strategy
Lesson will last the duration of the novel
Using Vivid Verbs in Writing
Two class periods
Listening and Speaking
50 minutes
Subject: Social Studies
Frontier and Pioneer Life and Challenges
Three class periods
Grades: 6 - 8
Subject: Reading and Language Arts
Letter Writing
One class session
Subject: Social Studies
Multicultural Studies
One class session
Pioneer Life and Vocabulary Skills
One class session
California Gold Rush and Research Skills
Two class periods