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Curated OER

Loc: Personal Stories and Primary Sources: Conversations With Elders

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students research a topic about their grandparent or elder. They then present what they learned to the class. This lesson provides topics to cover when presenting the information to the class.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Roberta Lynn Bondar

For Students 3rd - 8th
As a starting point, or as a sidenote, this site is really useful for learning about women in space. Lots of links and information about where to find interviews, personal appearances, and videos.
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Laus Dnet: Grade 4 Word Lesson Plan (My Autobiography) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students research the history, meaning, and personal significance of their life story. Students will interview parents and reflect on their own experiences to learn the history of their lives. Contains links to step...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Write Talks: Students Discover Real Writers/audiences/purposes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
There's a world of writers out there, and in this lesson students discover them as they listen to presentations from local writers and learn about what, why, and how they write in their day-to-day lives.