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Families

Community and Ways of Life

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Table Manners

Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.

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Social Studies and History

Vocabulary

Families

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Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation

Connect social studies and technology with a family tree PowerPoint presentation. In this lesson, students study their…

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Social Studies and History

Families

Community and Ways of Life

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Communities Vocabulary

Use this vocabulary list with the "Communities" lesson.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Animals (Zoology)

Insects

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An Immigrant's Story (United States)

Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large portion of their stories on…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Immigration

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CLASSROOM TOOLS

Family Tree Organization Chart with PowerPoint

Students learn the basics of an organization chart in this printable PowerPoint activity on family trees.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Families

Graphs and Charts

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BOOK GUIDES

Sign of the Beaver

Sign of the Beaver, written by Elizabeth George, is a timeless story about a boy in eighteenth-century Maine helped to…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Native-American History (American Indians)

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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…

Subjects

Vocabulary

American History/U.S. History

Language Arts and Writing

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Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble

Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Literature

Creative Writing

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WORKSHEETS

Families Grow and Change

Use this activity to teach students about the stages that a family goes through.

Subjects:

Families

Community and Ways of Life

Social Studies and History

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A Family Tree Vocabulary

Use this vocabulary list with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Families

Language Arts and Writing

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A Family Tree Checklist

Use this checklist for assessment with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

Subjects:

Families

Community and Ways of Life

Social Studies and History

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Fathers as Caretakers -- Using Statistics

Share the history of Father's Day with your students and make bar graphs and pie charts using relevant statistics.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Cultural Groups

Immigration

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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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Old Sturbridge Village

Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New England town during that…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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Communities

A visit to a virtual honeybee hive illustrates what it takes to make a successful community.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Families

Mathematics

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Star of Luis

Extend reading comprehension with a by using a literature guide of enrichment activities and Internet resources to…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Multicultural Literature

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Across Five Aprils Discussion Guide

Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

American History/U.S. History

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Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment

Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.

Subjects:

Speech

Ancient Civilizations

World History

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Country of Origin Comparison

Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Community and Ways of Life

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Father's Day Brainstorming and Writing

Share the history of Father's Day with your students and brainstorm about what fatherhood means. The brainstorming can…

Subjects

Writing

Composition

Creative Writing

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