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- 2nd
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Students describe the impact of certain figures in United States history, including Meriwether Lewis and iam Clark. They describe experiences of early American explorers and compose narratives from the perspectives of others. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view the reverse side of state quarters of those states that entered the union before 1812 and make predictions about what the symbols mean to each state. They complete a worksheet during a lecture describing the symbols and use these n Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore early American culture through classroom centers surrounding the book, Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They choose a skill that they find in the story, research it and write a how-to essay about it. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students complete a unit of lessons that examine life in early America from 1740-1840. They compare items with similar objects we use today, explore various websites, create a paper doll, try and guess the function of various objects, and play a game. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore how to read a time line and the historical events on it. They integrate the study of communities through map work. Students construct a map using map key and symbols, map scale, title, compass rose and boundaries. They experience a virtual field trip to Mesa Verde. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate and explain major Native American groups, events, individuals and conflicts from the 1700s through the 1800s in the early American colonies and the United States. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research early American explorers before writing a vocabulary booklet. They chose one explorer to create a slideshow presentation about and design a bookmark to be displayed at the local library. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine a timeline of early American exploreers from England, Spain, and France. They trace exploration routes on maps and write reports about early explorers. Students view a laser disc presentation, Land of Opportunity" and discuss why there was so much competition to claim parts of the New World. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students read about early American explorers and read excerpts from specified readings. After discussing explorers of the past, students create a hypothetical journey and write it as if they were one of the Native Americans meeting an explorer. Students share their stories with their peers. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students examine the traditional Native American and early American craft of corn husk dolls. They conduct interviews with grandparents or other elders about corn-husk dolls, and using a variety of craft materials design and create a replica of a corn-husk doll and period clothes to go with it. Full Review »
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