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The Cultures of Africa

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the people of Africa, the animals of Africa, and the customs and traditions of the African people. Song and dance are a central part of the African culture, therefore the focus is primarily on those two aspects. They...
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Read Martin's Big Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson, students read and discuss  the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Communities

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the similarities and differences between rural, suburban, and urban communities. They read about type of community in their social studies textbook, analyze the differences between Tokyo and Chicago, and complete a chart...
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Getting to Know the Seven Continents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners are introduced to basic map and globe skills. Using the internet, they identify and locate the seven continents and complete a blank map to reinforce the names of the continents. They also distinguish between land masses and...
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Explore your Community with Maps

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders acquire an awareness of their community and a development of map skills. They develop the ability to interpret and display information in graphic form and relate the study of significant people to the elements of geography.
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Holiday

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson plan about holidays. They create a holiday windsock and decorate it with illustrations that symbolize different days. The information for the decorations is found through conducting research and...
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And the Winner Is

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use their artistic skills to create an award for a fabulous family member.
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The Importance of Groups

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discuss why groups are important and why humans go through daily life performing group activities.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Sahara, Vanishing Cultures

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils read Sahara, Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study nomadic cultures. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars study family structure. In this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Young scholars create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance...
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Little Zoh's Submissive Trunk

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to and discuss story, Little Zoh's Submissive Trunk, define submissiveness and explore how it could be applied to daily life, and complete comprehension worksheet.
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Robert Fulton and the Steamboat, "Trail of Tears"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study Fulton and his Steamboat, the "Trail of Tears," the Oregon Trail, the Transcontinental Railroad and the Pony Express in this series of lessons.
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Halloween Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils rotate through Halloween named stations in the gym using their throwing and striking skills.
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Who are Artists and Illustrators?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study artists and their styles. They create a Kidspiration web as they discuss art work looking at shapes, texture and color. They list other things that they would like to explore artists.
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Let's Go Camping!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students view and use visual texts to gain and present information, become familiar with and use appropriate technologies eg. publish writing on computer, use photographs to record events, use video to record events.
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Santa's Sack

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice throwing and catching with a partner or self toss-catch. As a prerequisite skill they should understand safe spaces and have some knowledge of throwing and catching skills.
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Lihitraot Lot! Avraham and Lot Separate -1

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study Bereshit 13:5-11, in preparation for acting out the texts' events in the next activity.
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What Can We Do?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars generate ideas for products / services based on their own skills and think about how these could be marketed.
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Lesson Plan - Africa: What's in a Name

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students compose a reflection letter discussing their feelings and the meanings about their "new Yoruba name".
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Los Angeles Tourist Brochures

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study the history of Los Angeles and make a tourist brochure for the city.
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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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Solving Your Problems

For Teachers K - 4th
Students listen to story about solving personal problems. They study about handling problems and practice what they have studied in real life situations. They then complete the worksheet for comprehension.
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National First Ladies' Library

The Flying Inauguration of the "Sudden President

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners study the inauguration process as well as what the constitution states about who succeeds the President of the US when the office is emergently vacant. They discuss the role of government and the events leading to Lyndon...
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Cultures around the World

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore Canadian culture. In this Canadian Culture lesson, students participate in a general discussion about Canada, then create a symbol for Canada as part of a class collage.

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