5th Grade Lesson Plans

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Social Studies and History

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Pilgrims

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The Underground Railroad

Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for slaves in the 1850s. This is…

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Social Studies and History

African-American History

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Influencing Others in Our World

Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who have positively…

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Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

African-American History

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Write a Letter to Jesse Owens

Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write a letter to Jesse Owens…

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Language Arts and Writing

Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips

World War II (1939-1945)

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Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

African-American History

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Code a Slideshow Lesson Plan from Vidcode

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Hour of Code: Code a Slideshow for Black History Month!

Take Black History Month projects to new heights with this coding project This Hour of Code lesson from Vidcode will…

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Social Studies and History

African-American History

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Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd

This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

African-American History

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Jim Crow

Define segregation and explain what "Jim Crow" laws did.

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Social Studies and History

African-American History

Civil Rights

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The Lions of Little Rock Common Core Lesson Plans

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is set in Little Rock, Arkansas one year after the Little Rock Nine…

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Reading and Literature

Novels

Equality Struggles

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African Storytellers

Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Storytelling

African-American History

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African-American Heroes

Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being featured on U.S. postage…

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Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

African-American History

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