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Crazy Quilts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research women's roles in agriculture's history and how they have changed. They create a paper "crazy quilt" using a variety of colors and pattersn to help them explain the role of quilts in women's history.
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Things We Love

For Teachers K - 1st
Students brainstorm and share things with the class that they love. They are to pick one thing they love and create a drawing of it. They are also to create a class storybook. They share their favorite things with the class as well.
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The Big O

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the characteristics of a community. They investigate the characteristics of the Omaha community through internet research and discussion. Students create books about their community.
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An Indian Village: Tepees

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine tipis. In this Native American culture instructional activity, students discuss tipis and their construction as they make them out of cardboard.
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"Hand 'n Glove"

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify community helpers and learn about their jobs with this role-play game.
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The History of Christmas Trees

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read an article on the history of the Christmas Tree. They discuss the article and talk about their experiences with Christmas trees.
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Recycled CD Christmas Ornaments

For Teachers K - 8th
Students make painted ornaments out of recycled CD's.
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Gingerbread Baby Student Books #3

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They create a mold of a gingerbread out of paper. They decorate one side of the paper and write their own story on the back.
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American Flag

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine the significance of the stars and stripes of the American flag, and discuss the June 4, 1777 Congressional resolution. Students construct their own American flags.
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Turkey Time Decoration or Centerpiece

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a turkey using paint, a small paper plate, and a toilet paper tube.
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Daruma-san

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students set, and attain a goal using a daruma, a Japanese folk toy.
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Happy Birthday Whitehouse

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the White House and its history through celebrating its birthday. Basic facts are examined and personal experiences related to the exploration of this structure.
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Comparing and Contrasting

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the story "Bloomers" and discuss the differences between men and women in the past. They chart their guesses about women's rights in history.
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Holiday: Christmas Games and Crafts

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students access a variety of Christmas themed websites. They play online games and send e-mail letters to Santa. They complete word searches and read Christmas stories.
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Easter

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students access a variety of Easter themed websites. They play online games and complete Easter puzzles and create Easter crafts. They solve egg related math problems.
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The "Be Kind Kids" Project

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a visual display that highlights friendship and kindness. They read and discuss a poem, and design and create a large poster or banner that emphasizes kindness, anti-bullying, and friendship.
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Traditional Chinese Garments And Their History

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine the traditional dress of the Chinese people and create a new story line for "The Emperor's New Clothes" set in China. This creative project allows students to illustrate pages for the new class book.
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Make a Dried Bouquet

For Teachers K - 8th
Students examine how drying flowers was a popular hobby for Colonial women during the Colonial era in America. They read and discuss an instruction sheet, and create dried-flower bouquets that are hung upside down and tied with a string.
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Unconditional Kindness

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, young scholars...
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The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students tour their school meeting all of the staff members and taking their pictures. They use the pictures to make cut outs that describe the person's job and other facts about them. They listen the Gingerbread Man, and retell the...
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Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students journal information regarding recycling from previous research. They use Microsoft Word to write their entries regarding recycling that is used in oral and video presentations. They visit "Green School" sites on the Internet to...
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The Importance of Freedom

For Teachers 1st
The students will become familiar with the Underground Railroad. They will gain an understanding of slaves and what it means to have little or no freedom and compare that with the rights that all Americans have now.
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Introduction to African Folklore

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils are read "Anansi the Spider" to begin their discussion on continents. Using a map, they locate the continent of Africa and the country of Ghana. They discover who the Ashanti people are and view examples of their artwork. They...
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Buffalo

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a journal entry for the uses of the buffalo by the "Salish with Flathead" and Pend d'Oreille Indians. They understand that people depended on the buffalo for their survival.

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