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"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…SubjectsReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Historical Sites Project
Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.SubjectsSpeechAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. States -
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"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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A Pilgrim Conversation
Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims as they land at…SubjectsPunctuationCreative WritingGrammar -
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Communities: Past and Present
Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryCommunity and Ways of Life -
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The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act
Learn why colonial Americans were upset with British tax laws, such as the Stamp Act.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryColonial America -
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Interactive Timeline
Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingTwentieth CenturyMusic -
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State Scavenger Hunt
Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.SubjectsLibrary ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingU.S. States -
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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…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryAfrican-American History -
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Life on the Prairie
Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…SubjectsVocabularyAmerican History/U.S. HistoryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts
The discussion topics, lessons and activities in this educator's guide for Al Capone Does My Shirts will help you…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNovelsAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure
Complete, step-by-step guide to holding a Lincoln-Douglas style debate! The debates between Abraham Lincoln and…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Elections -
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Make a Map Jigsaw Puzzle
Students will review U.S. geography as they create jigsaw puzzles from a printable map. Use this jigsaw puzzle game to…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryGeography -
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The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights
Compare two declarations for personal rights and have students write their own. This is a great resource to use during…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Historical Documents -
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Great Mail Race Survey
Students create a survey to use in the Great Mail Race as a way of learning more about the United States.SubjectsU.S. StatesGeographyAmerican History/U.S. History -
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The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918
Learn more about the flu epidemic that killed more Americans than all wars of the twentieth century combined.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryIllness and Diseases -
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Marie Curie's Discovery
Students learn about Marie Curie's research and amazing discoveries that led to the Nobel Prize in physics.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryScientists -
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"The Great Compromise" & The Constitutional Convention
Recognize what the "Great Compromise" accomplished, including how it helped give birth to the U.S. Constitution.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Constitutional History -
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Rocks in My Pocket
Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryLabor -
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Make a Dried Bouquet
Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial decoration, so this arts…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryColonial America -
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Immigrants' Experiences
Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived at Ellis Island. Then,…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryImmigration -
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Thanksgiving Placemats
Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an excellent Thanksgiving…SubjectsColonial AmericaAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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Widget Assembly
Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of individual craftsmen in…Subjects:Industrial RevolutionAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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Presidential Trading Cards
Students will use the Internet to gather data about the presidents of the United States. They will use this information…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Presidents
