Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

That’s Amazing!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers 4th Standards
That's Amazing! is the theme of an English language development unit created by Houghton Mifflin. Following a speak, look, move, and listen routine, scholars delve into topics; seasons, weather, animals, landforms, telling...
Lesson Plan
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

What Brought Settlers to the Midwest?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Drawn by promises of fertile land, thousands of settlers poured West because of the Homestead Act of 1862. By examining images of the ads that drew them westward, learners consider the motivations for movement. They also consider how the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U.S. Geography: The Midwest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research agricultural products of the Midwest. For this Midwest lesson, students watch a video about the geography of the Midwest, discuss how topographical features were formed and review the agricultural products the Midwest...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Piece Like a River

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate water formations by creating a puzzle.  In this water properties lesson plan, students create a giant river puzzle by drawing on large butcher paper as a class, then dividing the image up into many pieces. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Midwest States: Alphabetize

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this alphabetical order worksheet, students examine the 12 listed Midwest States in the United States and then put them into alphabetical order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Midwest State: Missing Letter

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this Midwest states missing letter worksheet, learners examine 12 state names that are each missing 1 letter. Students select the letters that correctly complete each of the state names.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Midwest States: Sentence Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence unscramble activity activity, students unscramble sentences pertaining to the Midwest states as they rearrange the 12 sets of words and write them in the correct order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Midwest States: Word Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word unscramble activity worksheet, learners unscramble the 12 Midwest state names as they rearrange the 12 sets of letters and write them in the correct order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Midwestern States

For Students 4th - 5th
In this United States geography worksheet, students study the image of the Midwestern states. Student then label the states with the following choices: Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, North Dakota, Kansas,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

U.S. States - The Midwest States

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this geography and math worksheet, students complete the simple addition equations and match the sums to the colors. Students then color the Midwest States by the color code.