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Passport to the Word Field Day

For Teachers K - 6th
Students experience physical educational activities from various cultures. In this field day lesson plan, students participate in multi-cultural activities such as soccer and the Greek Torch Relay.
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Personal Heritage

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate their personal heritage. In this personal heritage lesson, 4th graders fill in an outline with information about their personal heritage. They create a poster about themselves. This lesson is aimed at diversity...
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The Aleut Evacuation: An Overlooked Injustice

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read and complete activities about the Aleut tribe and Russian impact on the people. In this Aleut and Russian history instructional activity, students read a passage about the history between the Russians and the Aleut tribe....
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"De Colores"

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn color words in Spanish through the use of a song. In this Spanish music activity, 1st graders sing the song "De Colores" to help them learn their color words in Spanish.
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Paleoecology Using "Fossilized" Owl Pellets

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the differences in anatomy to help identify different species and use a dichotomous key to identify what the owls were eating.  In this investigative lesson students dissect owl pellets to identify the species eaten and...
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Spirit Mask

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create traditional African art pieces. In this visual arts lesson, students use modeling materials to craft Gabon clay masks that represent beauty.
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Divination Bag: Yoruba, Nigeria

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars create divination bags. In this visual arts lesson plan, students study the beliefs of the Yoruba people of Africa. Young scholars design and create divination bags in the style of the Yoruba people.
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Granary Door Dogon, Mali

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore a creation myth. In this visual arts instructional activity, students discuss the Dogon creation myth and the design and make refrigerator magnets in the style of Dogan granary doors. The design of the magnets...
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here’s the overview for a series of lessons about the Japanese American internment introduced by the resource entitled “A Fence Away From Freedom.” Included are the link to the Smithsonian website on which the lessons are based, a list...
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Family History

For Teachers 8th
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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Scientists and Inventors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore human discovery by reading historical stories in class. In this inventors lesson, students define the terms scientist, invention, inventor and discovery before discussing the many differences between them. Students read...

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