Lesson plans being submitted to the Teaching Thrift Curriculum Development contest must be in the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System (SAS) format. The links on this page provide background about template.
When submitting your lesson, include your contact information (name, email, and school address). Send the submission as a Word document or PDF to Beth Twiss Houting.
Sections to include in the lesson plan
- Title
- Subject/Course
- Grade Level
- Standards/Eligible Content
- Common Core Standards
- Rationale
- Vocabulary
- Objectives
- Essential Questions
- Duration
- Materials
- Suggested Instructional Procedures
- Formative Assessment
- Related Materials and Resources
- Keywords
- Author (name and school)
Resources for Creating SAS Lesson Plans
For more information on SAS, visit www.pdesas.org.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania would like to thank John and Josephine Templeton as well as the Templeton Press for sponsoring the "Teaching Thrift Curriculum Development Contest" as well as making possible the Fall 2012 issue of Pennsylvania Legacies: The Value of Thrift.