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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students watch and discuss an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel" and examine the process of writing a friendly letter. They identify the five parts of a friendly letter, and write and exchange a letter with another student in the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss interesting facts about birds. They read and discuss interesting bird facts, construct a pinecone bird feeder, and create a class bird mural. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students plan a meal including shopping, preparing and meal and serving it. They become aware of different foods from different ethnic backgrounds and describe the displays in the store and why the items are displayed as they are. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Langston Hughes's poetry, short stories, and his first autobiography. They read and appreciate the candid, honest and powerful creative masterpieces of this black genius and discuss the numerous universal themes and their subtle, underlying meanings as they highlight the tensions, the inequities, and the hope for greater opportunity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the key figures in African-American military history. They discover how African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the often heroic struggle to overcome discrimination. They examine the key periods of progress in African-American military history. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students use the encyclopedia sources on the computer or in the library to research the historic sites and history of Mexico City. They make notes of what they find to be the most interesting for their visit. They make a large map of the city to mark the places they would especially like to see. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the immigrants of various cultures throughout the world. In groups, they identify the push and pull factors of those immigrating and the risks and consequences they are subject do when going through the immigration process. To end the lesson, they describe a family photo and memories they have before moving to the United States. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the possibility of a treasure lost in the Sierra Madre mountains that could be considered the American holy grail. After reading a novel, they examine the relationship between the grail, gold and characters. To end the lesson, they answer questions related to different hunts for the grail throughout history. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research their family history and how it connects them to the past. They identify their ancestors, graphically organize relatives in a family tree, and chart significant events in their lives on a timeline. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to music relating views of immigration to the United States. They read first person accounts of immigrants an watch a video about Mary Drisoll. Students read and discuss stereotypes of immigrants, Full Review »
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