Social Studies Scoot
Purpose & SOL
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Students will review knowledge of the reconstruction of Virginia following the Civil War.
VA SOL VS.8
Materials
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VS.8 Task Cards
Pencils – 1 per student
Recording Sheet
Music
Exercise Options Sheet
Length 30 min Introduction/Warm Up
• Model 1 or 2 of the review questions on the VS.8 task cards.
• After modeling 1 or 2 of the review questions, show students how and where to record their answers
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for each question.
To warm up, students will practice some of the exercises off the “Common Classroom Exercises” that
are shown up on the board. This is a good way to get students warmed up, while also practicing the
exercises they will use during the review game.
Implementation
Scoot
1. Give each student a task card (go in numerical order) face down on his or her desk. Each student will
also have a recording sheet and stand behind his or her chair pushed in, to indicate they are ready.
2. Explain to students that they are going to play a game called “Scoot” to review the VS.8 knowledge.
3. When the music starts to play, students will flip over the task card on their desk, read and answer the
question, flip the task card back over, and start doing one of the “Common Classroom Exercises.”
4. Once all students are exercising (indicating they have finished the question), the teacher will stop the
music, say, “scoot” and students will move to the next numerical task card (allow about 30 seconds for
student to answer each question).
5. When the music starts to play, students can flip over their next task card and repeat until all questions
have been answered by every student (they should finish back at their own seat).
Cool Down
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Once students have returned to their original seats, they will do a slow, calm, mindful cool down that
consists of taking deep breaths and sitting down in slow motion.
Modifications
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For students with emotional disabilities, who sometimes have trouble with self-control, remind them of
the mantra “my body, my space” and that they are to remain in their area, even when they “scoot” to
the next card. For any students who have trouble following the rules, they will be asked to sit out.
“Social Studies Scoot” Task Cards and Answers
1. What was the period following the Civil War called when Congress passed laws designed
to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union? (Reconstruction)
2. After the Civil War, Virginia’s economy was in good shape. True/False (false)
3. What government agency provided food, schools, and medical care for freed slaves and
others in Virginia and the rest of the South? (Freedmen’s Bureau)
4. What was the system after the Civil War called that allowed freedmen and poor white
farmers to rent land by promising to pay with a share of the crops? (Sharecropping)
5. ____________ is the separation of people, usually based on race or religion (Segregation)
6. After Reconstruction, what established segregation, and reinforced prejudices held by
whites? (“Jim Crow” Laws)
7. What could African Americans do if they paid a poll tax and passed a literacy test? (Vote
in an election)
8. Colored children and white children attended the same schools. True/False (false).
9. What caused the growth of towns into cities and expanded business, agriculture, and
industry? (railroads)
10. What was discovered in Tazwell County and became a source of livelihood in the
Southwest region of Virginia? (Coal deposits)
11. During Reconstruction, railroads, bridges, plantation, and crops were destroyed. True/False
(true).
12. After the Civil War millions of free African Americans had good jobs, houses, and plenty
of food. True or False (False)
13. _______ is the unfair difference in the treatment of people. (Discrimination)
14. During Reconstruction, African Americans began to have the power in Virginia’s
government and men of all races could vote. True/False (true).
15. Jim Crow Laws only affected African Americans. True/False (false).
16. After the Civil War and Reconstruction, Virginia’s cities began to shrink True/False
(false).
17. After the Civil War, Virginia’s economy was in ruins, money was worthless and banks
were closed (true).
18. The manufacturing of these products became important Virginia Industries (tobacco)
19. Virginia began to grow after the Civil War and Reconstruction, ad the need for more and
better roads increased. True/False (true).
20. Jim Crow Laws banned white children and colored children to use the same bathrooms and
water fountains. True/False (true).
Exercises
• Jumping Jacks
• Low Jacks
• High Knees
• Arm Circles
• Heel (calf) Raises
• Jump Rope (invisible)
• Twist Side to Side
• Squats
• Star Jumps
• Tuck Jumps
• Skip in Place
• Hops on One Foot
• Hops on Both Feet
• Donkey Kicks
• Lunges
• Ski-Strides
• Twist & Reach
• March in Place
• Swim in Place (any
stroke!)
• Cross Crawls (opposite
elbow to knee)
• Windmills (touch right
hand down to left toe, stand up,
and switch sides)
• Sky Punches (alternate
arms and punch to the sky)
• Basketball Shot
• Bunny Hop
• Run in Place
• Balance on One Leg
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