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Curated OER

Introduction to African Folklore

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students 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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Curated OER

Running To Iraq

For Teachers K - 5th
Students demonstrate our support of our troops overseas. They develop values of compassion, caring, and respect throughout the school. They participate in Physical Education class and run as part of the heart warm-up or as part of a...
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Curated OER

Escape From the Antlion's Pit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...
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Curated OER

Exploring Japan Through Learning Centers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore the Japanese culture and literature through various learning centers. They compare and contrast story details in two stories and complete a Venn diagram. After comparing the stories, they rotate to different...
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Curated OER

Baga Drum

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. In this art history lesson plan, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design...
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Curated OER

The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This lesson includes ideas such as using recycled paper to make a "paper pal."
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Curated OER

The Big City

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore structures in a big city.  In this big city instructional activity, students become familiar with vocabulary about big cities through songs graphs, and hands-on art. Young scholars practice phonic sound /M/.
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Curated OER

Musical Mysteries

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the changes that occur to sound as the pressure changes. Echoes and sound changes in caves and tunnels are explored in this activity.
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Geography

For Students K - 1st
This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Mission: Explore: Geography Awareness Week

For Students K - 1st
Learn about geography in an entirely new way with short adventures for all ages. Each mission is an exciting and challenging exploration is which you will see the world in new ways.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Geography Awareness Week

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is the portal to all the resources National Geographic provides for celebrating Geography Awareness Week, which occurs the third week of November. Find the toolkit, archives of previous celebrations, videos, and mapmaking...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Geography Practice: Usa Puzzle Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Assemble a puzzle of the United States to test your knowledge of its geography.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Geography: Map 18: Metropolitan Los Angeles, 1979

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for K-12 in which young scholars use a 1979 Rand McNally highway map to explore the cultural, historical and physical geography of metropolitan Los Angeles.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Geography: Map 16: A Farm in Menard County, Illinois, 1874

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons in which students K-12 explore an 1874 map of an Illinois farm and supplemental material to gain a sense of the relationship between the geography and American communities.
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University of South Florida

University of South Florida: College of Education: Geography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Definitions of the terms used in geography. Understand different types of landforms, regions, human-environmental relationships, and places.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: First Lessons in Geography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1856 publication of First Lessons in Geography by James Monteith, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: First Lessons in Geography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of First Lessons in Geography by James Monteith, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Harper's School Geography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Harper's School Geography, a nonfiction book for children.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Mail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for five cross-curricular lessons that teach about geography, reading, and writing by having young scholars send postcards to relatives and asking them to send postcards back. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Where's Buster?: A u.s. Geography Game About the States

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Develop map and directional skills as well as skills in following a series of clues to find which U.S. state Buster is in.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Historical Geography: Map 11: The Transcontinental Rail Network, 1878

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson for K-12 using historical maps examine the geographic, political, and economic factors that influenced the growth of railroads.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Geography of Transportation: Map 12: Auto Trails of Florida, Ca. 1924

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for students K-12 using historical maps teach students about the history of travel and tourism by car, identifying the technological and economic changes taking place in the 20th Century.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Historical Geography of Transportation: Map 10: United States, 1835

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons K-12 examining the role of transportation systems in the development and settlement of the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.

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