Stanford University
Great Plains Homesteaders
"Westward, ho!" may have been their cry in spite of the hardships. Using a series of photographs by Solomon D. Butcher of those who ventured west, class members consider what life was like in the 1800s for those who embarked on the...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
That’s Amazing!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)
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 time,...
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
What Brought Settlers to the Midwest?
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...
Curated OER
U.S. Geography: The Midwest
Students research agricultural products of the Midwest. In 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...
Curated OER
Piece Like a River
Students investigate water formations by creating a puzzle. In this water properties lesson, students create a giant river puzzle by drawing on large butcher paper as a class, then dividing the image up into many pieces. Students read...
Curated OER
Midwest States: Alphabetize
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students examine the 12 listed Midwest States in the United States and then put them into alphabetical order.
Curated OER
Midwest State: Missing Letter
In this Midwest states missing letter worksheet, students examine 12 state names that are each missing 1 letter. Students select the letters that correctly complete each of the state names.
Curated OER
Midwest States: Sentence Unscramble
In this sentence unscramble activity worksheet, students unscramble sentences pertaining to the Midwest states as they rearrange the 12 sets of words and write them in the correct order.
Curated OER
Midwest States: Word Unscramble
For this word unscramble activity worksheet, students unscramble the 12 Midwest state names as they rearrange the 12 sets of letters and write them in the correct order.
Curated OER
Midwestern States
In this United States geography instructional activity, 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...
Curated OER
U.S. States - The Midwest States
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.