VA Studies
VA History Timeline
Questions of the Day
First Nine Weeks Questions of the Day
Second Nine Weeks Questions of the Day
Third Nine Weeks Questions of the Day
4th Grade AR Books:
4th Grade Refrigerator Cards:
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/munford/teachers/vassar/VirginiaStudiesGuide.pdf
Famous People Stick Figure:
Repair History:
Repair History (multiple SOL’s)
People Accordion Book:
Slideshare Profile for Powerpoints
http://www.slideshare.net/sita0519
Who Am I? Review:
Fourth Grade Powerpoints (All Topics):
http://www.salem.k12.va.us/staff/jcox/powerpoints/socialstudies.htm
I Have Who Has (All Topics):
File Folder Games:
Geography Memory Match directions
Road to Jamestown Teacher Directions
Road to Jamestown Player Directions
Road to Jamestown Government questions
Road to Jamestown Settlement questions
Road to Jamestown people questions
Vibrant Virginia gameboard and directions
Vibrant Virginia Native American questions
Vibrant Virginia Regions questions
Vibrant Virginia resources questions
Vibrant Virginia rivers questions
VS.2:
Enhanced Scope and Sequence Assessment
VS.3:
Two facts and a fib and Vocab cards
Enhanced Scope and Sequence Assessment
VS.3b foldable (Jamestown 1607 vs. Jamestown today)
VS.3b foldable (Reasons for choosing Jamestown site)
VS.3g foldable (Powhatan contributions to survival of Jamestown)
VS.4:
Who lived in what region and Why the capitol was moved activity
Enhanced Scope and Sequence Assessment
VS.4b foldable (Place names reflecting culture)
VS.4b foldable (settlement areas)
VS.4b foldable (Cultural landscapes)
VS.5:
VS.5a foldable (Declaration of Independence)
VS.5a foldable (Parliament and Colonists disagree)
VS.6:
VS.6a foldable (George Washington)
VS.6a foldable (James Madison)
VS.6b foldable (VA Statue for Religious Freedom)
VS6.2b foldable (VA Declaration of Rights)
VS.6c foldable (Influence of geography on migration)
VS.7:
VS.7a foldable (Lincoln’s Election)
VS.7a foldable (Creation of West VA)
VS.7a foldable (Differences between the N and S)
VS.7a foldable (Events leading to secession and war)
VS.7b foldable (Major battles fought in VA)
VS.8:
VS.8a foldable (Reconstruction Problems)
VS.8a foldable (Reconstruction Solutions)
VS.8b foldable (Jim Crow Laws)
VS.8b foldable (African Americans in VA Govt)
VS.8c foldable (VA Economic Development)
VS.9:
VS.9a foldable (20th century VA from rural to urban)
VS.9a foldable (Why people came to VA)
VS.9b foldable (Desegregation and Massive Resistance)
VS.9b,c foldable (Harry F. Byrd)
VS.9c foldable (Arthur Ashe)
VS.9c foldable (Douglas Wilder)
VS.9c foldable (Maggie Walker)
VS.9 a-c study guide answer key
VS.10:
Products Industries I Have Who Has
VS.10a foldable (VA’s three branches of government)
VS.10b foldable (Products and Industries)
Entries (RSS)
August 30th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Do you have a section with the various Virginia maps we use?
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Not yet, but it’s something I’ll work on!
September 6th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Can you email me a copy of the QAD questions that isn’t read only so that I can paste the questions and graphics into the ppts I use to teach with? I need the graphics and it is easier to copy them off of the document you created than to search for them.
This site is great-thanks for your hard work!!
October 10th, 2008 at 6:29 am
Is the 4th grade pacing guide made for the 08-09 calendar?
October 10th, 2008 at 7:29 am
It is. I uploaded the wrong pacing guide, thank you for noticing. I’ve fixed it now and the 08-09 pacing guide is up there. Sorry!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:37 am
Congratulations on receiving the grant. I’d be intereseted in seeing your proposal–so I would know how to do one in the future.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:44 am
Thank you! If you let me know a good time for you, I don’t mind bringing it by and showing you! Just shoot me an e-mail.
November 16th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I am unsure of the answer for a QAD question for this week.
this is what I think please let me know if this is the correct answer:
What are three common links to all of Virginia major rivers?
a. The rivers provided a pathway of exploration and settlement.
b. The river provided a source of transportation.
c. The rivers provided a source of food.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:18 am
You have a wonderful blog!!! How do I show the power points on this blog to the class? Do I have to show them from your screen or can I save them somehow?
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
February 17th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Thanks so much for the Vocab Review for VS7! I love to use those for reteaching and review!
Thanks again!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Hello! I am a 4th grade teacher in Salem, VA. I was wondering if the graphics on your foldables were copywrited, or if I might be able to use some? I am planning to do a project with VA History using PhotoStory where the students give a summary of the bullets for VS2-VS7 using pictures. They will also be able to record their voices to describe the pictures. I’m having trouble finding the maps and some graphics. Please let me know if I am able to use some of the graphics you have published here. I’ll be happy to provide a link to the project so you can see how the graphics are used. Thank you!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:03 am
This blog is the bomb!
I use it all the time and love the activities.
March 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Thanks for all the hard work you do. I use this site at least three or more times a week!
March 28th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Thanks guys! I’m glad you find it useful!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I appreciate all the materials that are available on the blog. I use ths website many times during the week.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:22 am
Is there a way to print the cards for 1, 2, 3 vice using 96 sheets of paper? The games are great for reviewing in groups. Thanks to you and Sarah!
April 1st, 2009 at 10:15 am
WOW!! Wonderful Webiste with lots of resources. I greatly appreciate all your work in gathering this information. Do you have a review card for VS.9? If so, I’d love to use it for SOL review.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:30 am
Thanks for the File Folder Games and the foldables for VS 9!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 am
Meredith ~ I do not have one made yet, please check back in about a week, I’ll have time to get it together by then!!
April 6th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Lisa,
Is there a review card for VS.9? That’s the only one I couldn’t find. Again, thanks for all of your help! This website is EXTREMELY useful!!!!
April 13th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Thanks for the updated material for VS.9 and VS.10! My kids also love the “I Have Who Has” games. Having a game for each SOL is especially helpful. Do you have “I Have Who Has” games for VS.5, VS.6, VS.7, VS.8, VS.9, and VS.10? Again, thanks for all your hard work!
April 20th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Picking up my questions of the day. Thanks!
April 20th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Meredith ~ unfortunately, I started and never got back to finishing up the curriculum. I don’t have time to finish it now, but I will work on it after we SOL test in May, check back in the summer!
April 21st, 2009 at 8:15 pm
This is a great site. If you look at my site, I have created a couple slideshows using the PowerPoints from Rockingham Counties Website. They are located in the Virginia Studies section of my site: http://cmcelraft.edublogs.org/virginia-studies-corner/
Yhanks for all your help.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 am
Hi Chris~
Thanks for sharing your site! I hope all of our teachers in Portsmouth check it out. Thanks again!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Hi Lisa,
Unfortunately I just found your site this week, but can’t wait to start incorporating into my curriculum next year! Thanks for all of your work and for sharing your ideas and resources, UNBELIEVABLE!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Hi Beth,
Glad you found us, and hopefully you’ll find something useful! Thanks!
July 30th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Several weeks ago, Lani Anderson and I attended the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Summer Teacher Institute, and it was amazing!!! We were treated like royalty, and everything we needed was at our fingertips. We attended lectures on the Virginia Indians, Indentured Servitute, Slavery, and others. We went on tours of both the Jamestown and Yorktown historical sites and museums. The highlight of the week for me was becoming an actual costumed interpreter on site at the Jamestown Settlement. This was one of those teacher changing/life changing experiences and I would highly recommend it to ANY teacher of social studies. The institute for next year has already been funded, so look for the application information! The only money I spent from my pocket was the money I spent in the gift shop, and there was even a discount for that!!
July 30th, 2009 at 8:15 am
That’s great Laura! I’m glad you had a good time, I can’t wait to hear more about it!
December 29th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Thank you for making my job a lot easier this year. Lisa. I have been given the opportunity to teach Virginia Studies again and I have found this web site to be most helpful.
Thanks also go out to Sarah for supplying me with power points to help with teaching. You guys are the greatest! Now, I need to know if there is a time line of events for Virginia Studies. If so, where can I find it?