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American Heritage Themes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore American freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility. In this American history instructional activity, students discuss what it means to be an American as they reflect on contributions of noteworthy Americans and write...
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What is Suffrage? Understanding the Right to Vote

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners discover one of the restrictions forced on women of the early 1900s. In this civil rights instructional activity, students investigate suffrage and why women were not allowed to vote in the early twentieth century. Learners...
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Let’s Make Cottage Cheese

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars watch the process of making cottage cheese from milk, then season and taste the product.  In this making cottage cheese instructional activity, students make a connection between what they eat and where it came...
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The Active Learner: "Dia's Story Cloth" Literature Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. For this language arts lesson, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after...
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No Choice!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of democratic freedom. For this service learning lesson, students investigate the freedom the Pilgrims sought as they moved from England and write a journal from their point of view.
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Prairie Voices: Where People Come From

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils examine the human experience. In this migration lesson, students determine reasons for migration, discover the traits of cultural groups, and explore how groups of people come to share their experiences despite language,...
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Prairie Voices: Community Development, Investigating Local History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners investigate local history. In this research skills lesson, students examine historic landmarks, tax records, fire maps, town plans, historic photographs, newspapers, and other primary sources to learn about local communities in...
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Warning Signs

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the signs that someone is being bullied. In this school climate lesson, students discuss the provided list of signs that one is being bullied. Links are provided to other lessons about bullying.
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Origami

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students investigate Japanese culture by creating origami.  In this Asian heritage lesson, students utilize the Internet to view origami tutorials which they use to create birds and other animals.  Students discuss what...
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Spelling List 1: Sight Words, Suffix "-ant," and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, suffix -ant, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words.
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Spelling List 13: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, ure pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words.
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The life of William Ah Ket - Building bridges between East and West

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the story of William Ah Ket, an Australian-born Chinese man who became a respected leader in the community in the early twentieth century. This story is used as the context for research, vocabulary development and creative...
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit:

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students conduct secondary source research using the internet and library resources to research the backgrounds of their family's cultural and ethnic heritages.
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Migration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils gain a deeper sense of how culture is transmitted from one society to another. They emphasis on migration as one means of such transmission. Students look at reasons why people choose to leave their home countries and how their...
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Conjunto Music from South Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils listen to conjunto music and identify the instrumentation. After discussing the the history of South Texas, they examine lyrics of several songs and interpret them. As extensions, students can learn to partner dance to the music...
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Animal Encounters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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Mathematical Contributions By Women

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the contributions of women to mathematics by writing a research paper, presenting a summary to their peers, and sharing an activity with their peers. They use a variety of reference materials to gather information...
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Harry Potter: Early Grades Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze labels and explore the social hierarchy found in Harry Potter. They expore inclusion and exclusion in social groups.
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit: Final Reports

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils write reports of their research findings to be shared with friends and families. They develop their reports into web pages for publication on the Internet.
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit: Oral Histories

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars conduct oral histories of family members to explore their cultural and ethnic heritage after developing a set of research questions.
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Mills of New Hampshire

For Teachers K - 12th
Students locate mill sites on a New Hampshire map. They describe who worked in the mills and their working conditions. They examine the environmental impact of the mills and work together to find out more information about mills.
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Amazing Mazes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners locate corn mazes and explain how they are an example of farm tourism. They search for sites within their community that could generate farm tourism.
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"Rivers of Change"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the Los Angeles River Basin and how it has changed over time.
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Piecing It Together!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars use clues to identify states on maps. They work together to identify the state a major city is in as well. They share their map with the class once it is completed.

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