Review Activities using Foldables

Engaging Students with Foldables for Virginia Studies

Engaging Students with Foldables was created by Susie Orr, an elementary social studies specialist for Fairfax County Public Schools. These templates were modeled after the folding techniques of Dinah Zike.  These models correlate to specific Virginia SOL objectives and essential knowledge for Virginia Studies.  It is strongly recommended that teachers either demonstrate the folding techniques or refer to Dinah’s book when sharing the templates with colleagues.  A reference book, Dinah Zike’s Big Book of Social Studies for Elementary K-6,,  includes clear technique directions on how to complete each of the folds used in these templates. 

Overview of the Folding Techniques
Here are some tips for teaching with foldables.
Overview  

For examples of how to create foldables, check out Example 1 and Example 2.

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Permission to Copy
Teachers, specialists, coordinators, and/or other school personnel may use the templates and materials with students.  The contents may be shared with other colleagues so that they may also use the templates with students.  Permission is not granted to sell these materials for profit. 
Permission to Copy

Examples

For a folder with images that can be used with the foldables, please CLICK HERE.

For a folder with maps that can be used with the foldables, please CLICK HERE.

VS.2a, c
Bordering States and Bodies of Water

VS.2b
Locate and Describe Virginia’s Five Geographic Regions

VS.2c
Water Features

VS.2d
Locating the Three American Indians Language Groups

VS.2d and e
Geography and the Early Inhabitants of Virginia: Locations and Adapting to the Climate and the Environment

VS.2e
American Indians: Adapting to the Climate and Environment

VS.3b
Knowledge of the first permanent English settlement: describing geography

VS.3b
Describe how geography influenced the decision to settle Jamestown

VS.3c
Importance of the Virginia Charters

VS.3d
First representative legislative body in America

VS.3g
Powhatan contributions to survival

VS.3g
Trade

VS.4a
Agriculture’s influence on slavery

VS.4b
Cultural Landscapes: Then and Now

VS.4b
Place names reflecting culture

VS.4b
Settlement areas

VS.4c
Moving the Capital

VS.4d
Colonial Economics

VS.5a
The Declaration of Independence

VS.5a
Parliament and colonist disagreement

VS.5b
Describe the roles of key individuals in the American Revolution

VS.6a
George Washington “Father of Our Country”

VS.6a
James Madison “Father of the Constitution”

VS.6b
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

VS.6b
The Virginia Declaration of Rights

VS.6c
Influences of geography on the migration of Virginians into western territories

VS.7a
Lincoln’s election: cause and effect

VS.7a
Creation of West Virginia

VS.7a
Differences between northern and southern states that led to secession

VS.7a
Events leading to secession and war )

VS.7b
Major Civil War battles fought in Virginia

VS.8a
Reconstruction problems

VS.8a
Reconstruction: Measures taken to resolve problems

VS.8b
Effects of “Jim Crow” laws on African American Life

VS.8b
Reconstruction: African American Power in Virginia Government

VS.8c
Railroads, new industries, and growth of cities

VS.9a
20th Century Virginia: From rural to urban

VS.9a
20th Century Virginia: Why people came

VS.9b
Virginia: Desegregation and massive resistance

VS.9b and c
Harry F. Byrd

VS.9c
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.

VS.9c
L. Douglas Wilder

VS.9c
Maggie Lena Walker

VS.10a
Identifying the three branches of Virginia government and the function of each

VS.10b
Describe the major products and industries of Virginia’s five geographic regions