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Black History Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore and analyze about famous African-Americans by listening to four picture book biographies. They generate a list of 15 famous African-Americans and then create a survey to rank them according to importance of...
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Sharing Compliments- King Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research Martin Luther King Jr. In this African-American history lesson, students read the book A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss how he was a philanthropist. Students use kind words towards each other...
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Harriet Tubman

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate Harriet Tubman. In this African-American instructional activity, students read the book A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman and discuss how she was a conductor of the Underground Railroad. Students identify the...
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Walking by the Wall: A Virtual Trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They express and share their thoughts and attitudes toward wars. They listen to a picture book about the Wall and read an introductory text about the Vietnam
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Silouettes of New York City

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a New York City silhouette. In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders view the picture book, Uptown, and identify the silhouettes. Students use construction paper, paint, and a flashlight to create artistic...
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Dogfighting Lesson Two - Bite Prevention and Community

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discover how to prevent dog bites by completing worksheets and watching a video.  In this animal safety lesson plan, students view a video called Dogs, Cats and Big Kids, taking notes throughout.  Students take a quiz and create...
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Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders write simple sentences based on historical figures they find in pictures. In this simple sentences lesson plan, 1st graders search for pictures in Microsoft Word and write simple sentences about them. These pictures and...
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Picturing History: John Singleton Copley and British Portraiture

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students observe and compare 18th century British portraits with those made by John Singleton Copley. By conducting research they explore the cultural climate of the portraits in order to write a historically accurate story.
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Warner Bros.

A Polar Express Word Search

For Students 1st - 3rd
All aboard The Polar Express! Use a word search to bring the magic of Chris Van Allsburg's sweet holiday story to your classroom. It features a picture from the book, as well as words and items from the story.
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Vocabulary Charts

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Help your kids learn their vocabulary with a lesson plan and graphic organizer. After receiving a list of new vocabulary words, learners look up the definitions in dictionaries and fill in the worksheet. Additionally, they include a...
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Stanford University

Ruby Bridges

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
A two-part lesson features Civil Rights hero, Ruby Bridges. Part one focuses on the heroic actions of Ruby Bridges then challenges scholars to complete a Venn diagram in order to compare themselves to her. Part two begins with a...
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Scholastic

Voyage on the Mayflower

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
After completing an online activity about the Mayflower, scholars draw a picture about what they know of the Thanksgiving holiday, including a one-sentence summary. A reading of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma is the...
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PBS

Native American Pictographs

For Parents 3rd - 8th
Scholars use a variety of common Native American pictographs to write a sentence. Through a series of pictures, readers decipher what the author has written. Colored pencils bring color to the assignment.
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Anti-Defamation League

Challenging Gender Role Stereotypes

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Through thoughtful discussion and a read-aloud, scholars challenge gender role stereotypes. Pupils examine pictures and collaborate with their small groups to debunk stereotypes. They explain what gender role stereotypes they know of and...
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Guided Reading: Family Picnic

For Teachers K - 1st
Students blend phonemes. In this guided reading lesson, students create words by blending isolated phonemes. Students read a book discussing families.
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Simple Route Map

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students demonstrate how to locate features on a Landscape Picture Map. In this map skills lesson, students locate and circle places where they would go to mail a letter, return a library book, or play a baseball game.
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The Desert Alphabet Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners use a book to discover an interesting fact from the desert using each letter of the alphabet. Using a United States map, they identify the meanings of symbols and locate deserts within the U.S. In groups, they participate in...
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Simple Route Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the best route between various locations on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use a landscape picture map to find routes to and from certain places. Students use map markers to highlight the routes.
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Whose Hat?

For Students K - 1st
In this flip book worksheet, students will cut and staple a book about different community workers and the hats they wear. There are a total of 7 workers.
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Heroes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students demonstrate racial awareness. In this diversity lesson, students read the book Heroes by Ken Mochizuki. Students participate in a discussion about how the character was discriminated against. A follow-up reading of How Baseball...
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The Crayon Box that Talked: Welcoming Indviduality

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Just like a box of crayons, every child has a special way of contributing to the greater picture.
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Taxi: A Book Of City Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a literature study that helps them to focus on the concepts of goods and services. They describe the various skills people may need at home, school, and work. Students create a map of businesses found in the city.
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My Favorite Things

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Celebrate your students' individuality with this simple back-to-school worksheet. Offering six sentence frames asking for students' favorite subject, book, lunch, and more, this activity will help break the ice during the first days of...
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Famous African Americans ABC Book

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners create an ABC book with short biographies of famous African Americans in history. They utilize teacher-selected and/or student-researched library sources about African Americans in history.

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