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Language Arts: Biography and Autobiography
Learners examine autobiographies and biographies through a series of reading and writing exercises. By writing journals during this semester-long course, they improve writing skills and discover their own voice. Among other activities,...
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My Family Tree - Worksheet
Here is a family tree worksheet with space for writing: Me, Sister, Brother, Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle, Mother's Mother, Father's Mother, Mother's Father, Father's Father. This would be useful as a homework assignment designed to...
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Discovering My Family History
Pupils research their family trees. They research Internet sites, conduct interviews and, when possible, access primary sources to compile information about their family's history. Students present their findings in a family tree.
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Oral Genealogy
Students research their family histories by conducing interviews with parents and grandparents. They put their histories into a chant or a chart/family tree and present it to their class.
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Family Fables, Facts, and Other True Stories
Students conduct an interview about their family with their parents and/or grandparents. They write a story based on interview facts and create a presentation for the class.
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The Story of Last Names
Students examine the origins of common last names. For this lesson on last names, students read about how last names came to be and examine the meaning behind a few common last names.
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Family History
Eighth graders examine immigration patterns. In this family history lesson, 8th graders investigate their own family histories and then compare and contrast immigration patterns of their class to national immigration patterns between...
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Identifying Family
A reading of Stella Blackstoneās, Bearās Busy Family launches a genealogy writing project. Young researchers use key words from the story, daddy, sister, uncle, etc., to write stories to illustrate and combine into a family book. While...
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Developing a Relationship with Senior Citizens
Students examine how to value their elders and the senior citizens in society. They show empathy through literature to people who are generation or more older than themselves. They also study the importance of genealogy.
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Your identity, your heritage
Students list memorable moments fro childhood. They complete the worksheet "Your identity, your heritage." Students look a sites regarding genealogy and discuss information about their families' genealogy or heritage. Students visit the...
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How to incorporate local history into your Arkansas History class
Fifth graders explore their local history through research and then providing reenactments about the history.
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Beowulf: Lesson Plan and Supplementary Materials
A reading of Beowulf: Dragon Slayer,Ā Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the classic epic poem, launches an exploration of what it means to be a hero, a noble leader, and a great warrior. A great way to introduce middle schoolers to this...
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Name Geneology Essay
Students research the meaning of their names and write an essay about their findings.
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A Tree Full of Ancestors
Students study human evolution and the scientific process. They complete the Origins of Humankind Web activity to become familiar with the hominid species as well as the associated evidence found, in the form of fossils and artifacts.
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It's All in the Family with Mother's & Father's Day
Students interview family members to make a family tree for a Mother's or Father's Day card. In this family tree lesson, students read Love You Forever and discuss love within families. Students view Genealogy Resources on the Internet...
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A Growing Vocabulary
Young scholars discover the meaning of the word genealogy as it appears in the context of reading. They continue finding new vocabulary words and entering them in their personal dictionaries.
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Social Studies: How Did Native Americans Live?
Fifth graders examine Edward Curtis' photographs and Robert Griffing's paintings to analyze Native American culture. They present research information on specific tribes, using the photos and paintings to uncover information about the...
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A Journey Through Time!
Pupils discover more about conducting genealogical research on the challenges that their ancestors and others experienced during their immigration to Canada and their migration within Canada. They engage in a variety of creative activities.
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A Journey Through Time!
Students use primary and secondary sources to conduct genealogical research on the challenges faced by those who immigrated to Canada.
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All in the Family: Calculating Cousins
Students view pictures of distant "cousins" to humans. They place them in order by their distance from humans. Students receive a packet of six pages featuring graphics and a cousins summary page. They work in groups to complete 5 cousin...
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Teaching About the Ozone Hole
A PowerPoint and an accompanying worksheet introduce young meteorologists to the hole in the ozone layer. Another handout provides a coloring and graphing activity which examines the changes in the ozone. There areĀ also links to neat...
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Protesting Violence without Violence
The ultimate legacy of Emmett Till's violent death is its role in the non-violent roots of the Civil Rights Movement. A lesson compares contemporaneous articles with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "The Death of Emmett Till" and prompts...
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Literacy Lesson: Guided Reading
Here is a wonderful lesson designed for young scholars with special needs. This well-thought-out lesson uses Big Books, familiar stories, and has a lot of review learning built into it. The book, The Keeping Quilt is used in the main...
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Personal Narrative Paragraphs: Class Quilt
Begin this activity by asking third graders to bring from home pieces of cloth that represent something important to them. (Have extras for learners who need them.) They reflect on important events in their lives, compose narrative...
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