Instruction

Instructional Units

These lesson plans and resources were provided by teachers and are designed to be used as examples and suggested strategies for teaching the TEKS. Many thanks to the teachers recognized below and to the many more who will contribute in the future.
Units Grade Levels  Content Areas
Immigration
Jim Mandigo & Dona Hokanson
Creekside Intermediate, League City 
7th Math, Science, Reading/Language Arts & Social Studies
My Family's Heritage: An Interdisciplinary Unit
Jennifer Verdict, Barbara Petry, Julia Engelmann, Anne Cox, Karen Turpin
Cedar Valley Middle School, Round Rock ISD 
7th  Science & Math
World War II Fronts:Pacific Front, Home Front, European Front
Harley Max Fisher
David Crockett High School, Austin ISD 
11th United States History
Problem Solving with Pentaminoes
Mindy Hensen
Cedar Valley Middle School, Round Rock ISD 
8th Pre-Algebra & Algebra
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Spare
Kay Gentry & Judy Courreges
Helen Ball Elementary, Socorro ISD 
2nd & 3rd Math & Science
Medieval Times
Patricia Smith
Good Shepherd Episcopal School
4th Social Studies
Biomes in Multimedia
Judy Peterson
Prairie Trail Elementary
Flower Mound, Lewisville ISD 
5th Science
Science Mentors
Terry W. Antoine
Decatur Middle School, Decatur ISD 
Middle
School
Science
HyperStudy-O
JoAnn Brent
DeSoto West Junior High, DeSoto ISD 
5th and higher Testing Strategies
(across the curriculum)
The Global Grocery List
Mindy Hensen
Cedar Valley Middle School, Round Rock ISD 
8th Algebra & Pre-Algebra
Cookie Cutters
Susan Cook
Heritage Elementary, Lewisville ISD 
2nd Language Arts & Writing