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Checkmate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students start identifying the cause and effect relationships in games of Chess. Using the internet, they research the history of the game and how the roles for each of the pieces. They develop a skit based on the roles and...
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Getting Positioned for Fieldwork

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine interviewing and fieldwork through a student essay and activities that help them understand the interviewer's task of examining his or her position in fieldwork through observation and questioning. They explore cultural...
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Folk Groups

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners study the characteristics of a folk group, themselves and their folk groups, and write about a folk group that is meaningful to them. They identify various folk groups within the school community and discover that everyone,...
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Teams in the Field

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students conduct team interviews outside the classroom, either within the school or beyond, as part of a fieldwork project. They use reasoning skills as they formulate questions, plan, predict, hypothesize, and speculate about the...
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Grown-ups at Play

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite,...
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Birth and Early Childhood

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and compare creation stories of different cultures around the world. They identify and define the concept of the cycle of life and collect and analyze birth and childhood folk beliefs and stories in their families...
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Go, West, Pack Light!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the hardships related to pioneer life and the Wagon Train. They listen to an excerpt from the book "Little House on the Prairie," and discuss the hardships faced by pioneers travelling west. In small groups...
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Knights Templar Trial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the trial of the legendary Crusader Knights who were tried for heresy by Pope Clement. They read a text which about the trial proceedings of the Knights Templar, review vocabulary and complete matching exercises.
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Portrait Analysis of Lincoln in Richmond, VA

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners view and analyze a portrait of Abraham Lincoln made during his visit to Richmond, Va. Students determine the historical significance of his visit and create fictional newspaper accounts from various perspectives.
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Emancipation Proclamation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze key components of a portrait and relate the elements to the historical context. In this lesson plan students evaluate the "Emancipation Proclamation" and it's significance.
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Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition: Corridos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create and perform Corridos which are oral tradition ballads. In this Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition lesson, students interview family members using a predetermined list of questions. In addition, students...
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Homeless in our Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore homelessness in their local community. In this service project/social studies lessons, children research local areas where homeless people reside, discuss global acceptance and unity, and visit a local food bank.
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Sharing Our Knowledge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students evaluate their participation in an animal welfare service project. In this animal welfare activity, students reflect upon their experience by using their feelings and descriptions in their writing. Students share their experiences.
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Words That Hold Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students recognize the importance of the Supreme Court. In this legal terminology lesson plan, students define a list of words to understand the Supreme Court and the language used in cases. Students revise a case summary.
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Career Advice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider animal welfare-related careers. In this career lesson, students examine non-traditional careers as they research careers that promote animal welfare. Students study the career of John Walsh who invented the idea of...
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Hero Within

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars interview a hero. In this heroes lesson plan, students read Number the Stars to begin a discussion about heroes and then create mind maps on each character. Young scholars pick a local hero and interview them and then...
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A Moment in Time

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research a year in history. In this research lesson, 5th graders choose a year between 1801 and 1999 and write three research questions to answer about their year. Students must include three major events and investigate...
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Cultures and Cuisines WebQuest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and present a powerpoint presentation.  In this cultures and cuisines research lesson, students select a country, interview someone from that country and visit a restaurant from that country.  Students complete research...
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Time Marches On

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the times of Colonial America by creating a timeline.  In this U.S. History activity, students research a teacher-directed website about African Americans in early colonial times.  Students utilize their information to...
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Checkmate: The Play's The Thing

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the Middle Ages and it's relation to the theater.  In this acting lesson, students read Arthurian stories form the Middle Ages and practice using vocabulary words from the Medieval Times.  Students write a play set...
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Shipwreck Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students draw inferences about a shipwreck.  In this marine archaeologist instructional activity, students examine historical and archaeological data to draw inferences about the age and identity of shipwrecks.
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Letters from Rifka and discuss the feelings of people forced to leave their homes and countries.  In this migration lesson, 4th graders relate their feelings about moving from their home forever. Students trace...
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Sticky Note Reading Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read about Indiana's history and use sticky notes to record important information.  In this sticky notes lesson, 4th graders record cultural information about the people of Indiana.
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Japan Writing Activity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the current tensions in Asia by completing a graphic organizer.  For this Asian politics lesson, 7th graders examine a Powerpoint slide and news article which gives them the information needed to fill in their...

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