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Around The World
Students search the Internet through a sequence of steps to reach the country of their nationality. They research and collect information about their country.
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The Heritage of a Pioneer Quilt
Students discuss and view how the first quilts were made. They compare modern quilts to ones of the past. They create a quilt pattern by using math and creative thinking.
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Ancestor Project"
Students research their family heritage and bring in photocopies of items representing their families. They create an attractive, artistic collage using these images.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)
Students read Who's Who In My Family, relate the story to their own family relatives, traditions and heritage and compare with classmates. They make their own family trees and form a live action family tree.
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Writing to Focus Reading and to Imagine Researching
Students examine several elements that would cue them into a newspaper article about community change without reading the main copy text. They discuss the details and write notes about the article. They first skim and then thoroughly...
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DATABASE INTRODUCTION AND BASIC APPLICATIONS USING STUDENT FAMILY TREES
High schoolers gather information about family, parents, and grandparents using the database form. They place their personal information into the database and save the information to compile class in formation. They develop skills in...
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Inter-City Jazz Songbook Project
Students choose a city with famous musical highlights and create a tourist brochure.
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Hats off to you!
Students learn about cultures through hats. Students complete "hat" writings, puzzles, and language games around the theme.
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Cultural Show and Tell
Young scholars research their own cultural heritage and share it with the class in a Show and Tell presentation.
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Creating A Family Tree
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
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Heritage: What Would You Take?
Fifth graders explore their own definitions of valuable, and decide what they would choose to take with them if they could only take one item. They define the reasons their items are valuable to them.
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Family Tree
Students examine their family history in order to create a family tree. Explain the concept of the family. They are encouraged to interview their parents, grandparents aunts and uncles to get as much information as possible.