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Computer Language Laboratory First Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars in the English Language Learners classroom utilize the computer for a variety of review activities. The teacher uses e-mail to send students D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language) sentences, a quote or passage of interest, or a...
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South Caroline Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students consider voices of the Holocaust. In this human rights activity, students discover several brave individuals who are now honored for their humanitarian efforts during the Holocaust. Students read and engage in class discussions...
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The Black Hawk War-Reconstructing "Stillman's Run"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare several eyewitness accounts of Stillman's Run, and discuss how a historian might use them. They act as historians and try to reconstruct what happened during Stillman's Run from the eyewitness accounts.
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Banking Services

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the banking services and complete related activities. In this banking lesson, students review the services available at a bank and interview people for about the banking services they use. Students shop for checking...
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Meet the Financial Institution Representative

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils listen to a financial institution representative discuss how to open a savings account, and fill out an application for a new account. Students practice creating a savings deposit slip and determine the differences between the...
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Water Stories

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students interpret historical accounts, stories and customs to draw conclusions about the people who populated New Mexico and their relationship to water. They describe the human and natural characteristics of places in New Mexico.
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Term Deposits: Worth the Wait?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study term deposits and the attributes of long and short-term savings. They examine their spending habits while looking at how different types of accounts meet different economic goals. They complete worksheets that are provided...
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The Story of a Bracero

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study a first person account written by a migrant worker from Mexico. They write a reaction to it. They discuss immigration to the US and how it effects labor patterns.
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I Knew Him When

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the life of Abraham Lincoln and write a first-person account from the viewpoint of someone who knew him. They develop a timeline of Lincoln's life, research a particular period of his life, and write a first-person...
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Como lo veo

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students pretend there is breaking news in their local area. After reading other eye-witness accounts, they identify the components of an article of this type. They write their own eye-witness account, share them with the class and...
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The Cost of Saving

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare accounts provided by the two newspaper articles with the visual account provided by Sue Coe. They articulate how those accounts are alike and different. Students consider the economic choices that made the Hamlet...
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Weavers Tell Their Stories

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the practice of weaving by Mayan women. They read personal accounts and write a sentence stating the main idea. They also write a short report on weaving as a cultural and economic way of life for the Mayan women.
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A Safe Place For My Money

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the roles of different types of financial institutions. They also identify the basic accounts found at the institutions. They ask questions to representatives that come and speak to the class.
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About to Explode

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Mount St. Helens' quiet eruption of 2004-2005. They examine different types of eruptions and then present creative first-hand accounts of different volcanic eruptions in history.
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Congruent Figures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read "Congruent Figures," by Takahashi Takako. They conduct small group discussion using the role sheets and their reading logs.
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The Relationship between Legislators and Constituents

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss roles of a legislator, explain why some people criticize legislators for not looking out for the interests of their constituents, and identify ways citizens can monitor legislators and hold them accountable.
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Asian-American History for Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use web technology to access American history and the Asian-American experience. They evaluate journals as historical artifacts, especially the concept of firsthand account vs. history text. Students discuss Asian...
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Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create historical stories based on factual evidence. In this Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us activity, students write historical stories using strategies such as characters, plot, setting, and voice. Students analyze...
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Our Monster Travels...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners write emails to their parents and locate specific places on a map. In this email lesson, students email their parents from the teacher's account and map locations of their parents.
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Aviation Pioneers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars research the Wright Brothers historic first flight and design a travel poster asking for volunteers to participate. Write a newspaper account of the first flight and include how the local people may have felt about the...
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American Literature: An Oblique Introduction

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research journals and periodicals of different accounts of Columbus and Latin America. They examine indigenous civilizations and design their own curriculum based on the information they have gathered.
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Jints and Hannah

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine photographs of slaves, and listen to various first person accounts of life as a slave. Students write essays describing the relationship between the woman and the child in the photograph.
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Introduction To Earning Interest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students engage in a lesson on interest and bank savings accounts. They see why people deposit money at banks and other financial institutions and explain that interest is paid on an annual, monthly or quarterly basis.
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Labor Pains

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the Chicago Haymarket Riot of 1886. They read an account of this incident and brainstorm further details they want to know. Groups of students research and present the answers to their questions.

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