National First Ladies' Library
The Sport of Kings: Horse Racing in America
Pupils examine the history of horse racing. They discuss their experiences with horse racing and conduct Internet research. They select a topic related to the history of horse racing, write and present a report, and read and summarize a...
American Museum of Natural History
Dress Up a Horse
Walk, trot, gallop! Young equestrians have an opportunity to learn all about horses with an engaging resource that lets them select tack to dress up a horse, create flip books that illustrate the various gates, have questions answered by...
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The Kentucky Derby and Horse Racing Provide Literature and Math Connections
The Kentucky Derby can provide a means to discuss literature, math, and history.
Virginia Racing Commission
Project Hoofbeat: Incorporating the Horse in the Classroom:
It's all about horses in this cross-curricular packet that includes everything equine from United States horse history, breeds, grooming tools, and plenty of new vocabulary terms. Split into 11 lessons, learners complete crossword...
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Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition: Corridos
Students create and perform Corridos which are oral tradition ballads. In this Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition lesson, students interview family members using a predetermined list of questions. In addition, students...
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Reading: The Ancient Olympic Games
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the ancient Olympic games. Students answer 9 true and false questions.
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A Handy Measure
Hold your horses! Young learners discover the history behind measuring the height of horses "by hands." They also study the history of Oklahoma, and how horses played such an important role in settling the state. An excellent worksheet...
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Kentucky Challenge
In this state facts worksheet, students read the phrases about the state of Kentucky and select the best answer to complete the 10 statements.
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The "Write Sport"
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
Education World
Every Day Edit - The Kentucky Derby
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Kentucky Derby. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Hopi Running
Students identify why the Hopi tribe practiced running as it relates to health, delivering messages, defeating other tribes, and for ceremonial events. In this social studies lesson, students use maps to identify latitude and longitude...
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Follow Your Dreams: Career Goals
It is so important for impending high school graduates to start thinking about their potential careers. Here, they discuss the persistence of Blondie Hasler and his impressive transatlantic trip. They follow various routes on a map and...
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Those Amazing Animals
Students understand the roles of animals in entertainment and sports. In this animal welfare lesson plan, students recognize that some animals are used humanely and others are used cruelly. Students classify different animals into the...
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Olympics in Ancient Greece
Learners listen to background information about the origin of the Olympics and then discuss how they think the Olympic Games got its name. They then complete the activity sheets using drawing materials.
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Circus
In this Kids' Page instructional activity, students read a short passage about the circus. Students then respond to 8 multiple choice questions and find 12 given words in the word search provided.