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"Hard Luck" La Salle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine life of French explorer, La Salle, and how he impacted settlement of Texas and the establishment of Catholic missions in Texas; students write letters from the perspective of an explorer.
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La Salle and the Fur Trade

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the fur trade of the 1700's. In this explorers lesson, 4th graders discuss how the French explorers traded items with the Native Americans for fur. They look at the explorer La Salle and how he influenced the fur...
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Mapping La Salle's Travels

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the internet to create a map showing the path of La Salle through North America and the Caribbean. They identify the main geographic features of the two areas and the main French forts. They also complete a timeline.
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Learning from Maps and Timelines Time Travel

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create timelines depicting the important events in the lives of the groups that arrived at the Fort St. Louis. They include the fate of La Salle and the colonists.
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Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson plan, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal...
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Les Pièces de la Maison

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How many rooms are in your home? Do you have a home office? Introduce or review the French words for different rooms of a house. Each slide offers the French term and a picture showing the room. The final slide offers a chance to review....
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The House

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Oú est la cuisine? Several activities are suggested here to develop and further vocabulary acquisition for your beginning French speakers. They draw pictures of different rooms in a house and place objects around the room. Then, using...
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use Internet to examine early French exploration and settlement in Texas, and write journal entries from point of view of 17th Century French settler, French or Spanish explorer, or Native American whose land was taken.
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine early French exploration and settlement in Texas. They read handouts, explore Internet websites and take notes, and create an illustrated journal with written entries.
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Lesson 6: Examining Events from Different Perspectives Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders sequence events of European exploration and colonization by creating timelines. They define the differences between primary and secondary sources. They discuss claims to Texas land in the 17th Century.
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House Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 8th
You've just introduced your beginning French speakers to rooms of the house. Build their understanding by providing this two-page worksheet. Kids review rooms, large furniture pieces, and actions that one might do in each room. It's a...
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House Lesson Plan: French Grammar Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you formulate questions in French? This grammar worksheet focuses on basic question words as well as the words est, a, and il y a. There are five short exercises to help your intermediate French speakers build familiarity with the...
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French Quiz: Jobs and Professions

For Students 7th - 9th
Now that you've taught your French speakers vocabulary related to jobs and professions, give them this quiz to assess their learning. There are three exercises included. The first exercise requires test takers to fill in the blanks to...
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The Louisiana Purchase: Reading and Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
In need of informational text and a related quiz regarding the Louisiana Purchase? Here are four pages containing basic information on Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, Manifest Destiny, and the Louisiana Purchase, plus a 15-question quiz. 
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Explorers of the New World: Learning About Major Explorers of the New World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the principal explorers of the New World and the contributions that they made to the European knowledge about America, the development of rivalries, and the effects on Native American cultures.
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Exploring the History of the I&M Canal

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners examine the building of the I & M canal in Chicago. Using the internet, they research the lives of the individuals who worked on the construction and develop a timeline of events. They explore the impact of the canal on...
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In the News

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will use AlphaSmarts/Neos to create a one page newspaper in Word which features an early explorer. This lesson can be done entirely in the classroom. The students will perform research about the explorer prior to the...
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Learning from Artifacts Uncovering Clues, Large and Small

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe artifacts from Fort St. Louis at a website in order to make inferences about the people who lived there. They paint pottery in the style which might have been used by one of the cultural groups who inhabited the fort.
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Pioneer Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create number sentences for a given word problem. In this word problem lesson, students read word problems, create a number sentence, then work the problems and give an answer.
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Cabeza de Vaca Meets the Coahuiltecans

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine Cabeza de Vaca's journal and differentiate between primary and secondary sources. They, in groups, design posters that portray the culture of the Coahuiltecan Indians in Texas during the 16th century.
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gain a broad understanding of early French exploration and settlement in Texas. They access websites imbedded in this plan. Using their notes, 4th graders work alone or with a partner to create an illustrated journal with...
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Weightlessness

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare and contrast the terms "weight" and "mass". In this physics lesson, students observe an experiment in which objects are placed on a balance scale and weighed under different circumstances. Partners drop items and observe...
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Oklahoma

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, students read a 2 page selection detailing the location, history and early statehood of Oklahoma. They answer 10 true or false questions based on the reading.
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Colorado: Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Colorado reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.

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