Use the lessons below with your students this month!
Social Studies
January 1st is known across the United States as New Year's Day, but did you know it's also the birth date of American Patriot, Paul Revere, who was born in 1735? |
 This lesson is found in Early American History, The American Revolution - The Shot Heard 'Round the World 1775-1783, Topic 1: The Beginning of War |
January is the first month of the New Year and on January 7th, the first Presidential Election was held in 1789. George Washington became the first President of the United States of America. Learn about others who broke new ground in this lesson. |
 This lesson is found in Early American History, The Birth of the Constitution - Forging a Democracy 1781-1796, Topic 11: Setting a Precedent |
Science
January 25th is "Observe the Weather Day." Share with your young scientists a little more about the weather with this fun lesson which talks about meteorology and where the name came from. |
 This lesson is found in Earth Science, Earth's Weather, Topic 3: Predicting Weather |
On January 31, 1958 the first U.S. Satellite, Explorer I, launched in Orbit. But do your students know that the moon is also a satellite? Help solve this mystery lesson while learning about natural and artificial satellites. |
 This lesson is found in Earth Science, Earth, Sun, and Moon, Topic 7: Lunar Geography |
Math
Test your students' knowledge of measurement conversions. January 20th is the anniversary of the World's Largest Cheese made- 34,591 lbs. of cheddar! How many ounces are in a pound? Can you convert pounds into grams? This lesson is found in Course 5, Unit 11: Solving Problems Using Measurement, Topic 1: Estimating and Measuring Weight |
On January 15, 1878 the first Telephone Directory was published. Today, there is so much data in the directory, it may be helpful to sort it in various ways, such as a Venn diagram based on last names that are between A-F, G-N, and O-Z. This lesson reviews graphs, charts, and diagrams with your mathematicians. This lesson is found in Course 7, Unit 6: Displaying & Interpreting Data, Graphing, Topic 4: Depictions of Data |
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