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Birth of the Cowboy
Students examine how the image of the cowboy changed at the turn of the century. They read about cowboys' shifting reputation at the turn of the century and connect popular perceptions of the cowboy to a trend in popular culture that...
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Joe DiMaggio: The Way it Was
Young scholars explore how "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio" remains one of America's most beloved sports heroes and a cultural icon of the twentieth century. In 1941 Joe DiMaggio set a major league record that still stands; he safely hit in 56...
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Linking Lines to Landscape
Students evaluate art to enhance their core knowledge of fiction, American folk heroes, and the water cycle. In this art lesson, students complete a unit of activities to use art to study various topics of literature, history, and...
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Is Football a Waste of Time?
In this football instructional activity, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
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The Home Front
Students describe the effects of World War II on the Home Front, including rationing, female employment, and the end of the Great Depression. This is done after performing intentional research into the subject.
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
In this Uncle Jed's Barbershop worksheet, learners read the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop and complete short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Amelia Earhart: Pilot, Activist, and Legend
Ideas for introducing the concepts of heroism, women's rights, and the scientific method using the famous Amelia Earhart.
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Teammates
In this Teammates worksheet, students read a book titled Teammates and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 10 questions total.
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The Bracelet
In this The Bracelet worksheet, students read the book The Bracelet and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
In this Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes learning exercise, 5th graders read the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and complete short answer questions about it. Students complete 9 questions total.
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Comprehension Questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
In this comprehension questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear worksheet, students read the book, then answer 12 comprehension questions
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Comprehension Activities for The Indian in the Cupboard
For this comprehension activities for The Indian in the Cupboard worksheet, students, after reading the book, answer 11 comprehension questions and complete 5 extension activities.
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Story Stretching: Tall Tales in North America
Students are introduced to tall tales. In this introductory tall tales unit, students explore the tall tales of Casey Jones and Johnny Appleseed. This unit includes many interdisciplinary lessons including graphing skills and geography.
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The Foreign Policies of Harry S. Truman
Young scholars read an article about the new interest in Harry S. Truman. In groups, they review his foreign policy decisions and how situations might have been different if he had made a different decision. They also examine the...
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Women in History: Research for Expository Writing
After reading an excerpt from Amelia Earhart's autobiography, The Fun of It, learners explore various nonfiction resources about her life and write a short newspaper article on a specific event. They then develop a longer piece of...
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Power Point Lesson Plan
Students create a multimedia animal research presentation based on the include criteria for both information and sideshow format. They follow directions on slide set-up from creating a slide to transitions and musical insertion.
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A President's Vision: George Washington
Who knew that one poster about George Washington could have so many learning possibilities attached to it? Here you'll find an attractive learning display on the first president of the United States, as well as worksheets and...
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Film Viewing Guide for the movie “Glory” (1998)
Check out this simple, ready-to-use learning exercise that your young historians can complete as they watch the motion picture Glory. It begins with a very brief list of characters to track, followed by seven short-answer questions...
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History of the Masons
Students are divided into groups and follow directions of their group leaders and complete a worksheet while on site.
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Do You Prefer Your Children's Book Characters Obedient or Contrary? Opinion Writing
With this New York Times "Learning Network" exercise, high schoolers read an article about the death of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and then respond to several prompts that require them to shape their own opinions...
Stanford University
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X: A Common Solution?
Much has been made of the differences between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. But was there any common ground between them? Class members reconsider what they think they know about these two civil rights leaders with...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Charisma vs. Experience
Which is more important for a president: experience or charisma? Scholars consider this as they analyze 2 political cartoons in this analysis handout. Background information gives context through a quote from The Telegraph, and 3 talking...
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Concise Writing Exercises
Are your pupils' essays full of long, wordy sentences? Help them to write more concise sentences with this practice worksheet, which provides twenty long sentences for your young editors to proofread. Use the activity as a homework...
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Study Guide for Island of the Blue Dolphins
Dive your class into a reading of Island of the Blue Dolphins with this in-depth study guide. Breaking the novel into three parts, the resource begins each section with a focus activity that identifies a specific theme or question...
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