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If They Had Lived
Students research the impact on society when someone dies from gun violence. They discuss the dangers of guns. They work together in groups to predict what a person might have done had they not been killed.
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The Bracelet
In this The Bracelet worksheet, learners read the book The Bracelet and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.
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Sky Journal
Students communicate their thoughts, feelings, and information about the sky in both written and oral format. They listen and read to discover the thoughts, feelings, and informtaion about the sky from others.
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De Vacaciones en Bariloche
Students answer simple questions that do not require much analysis. They answer true/false questions. Students answer multiple choice which would be the best meaning of this word. They use graphic organizers to contrast a cheap vs, a...
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Using Oral History to Understand Immigrant History
Students use oral history to comprehend how life chaned for men, women, and childern when they immigrated to the United States. Students conduct interviews with immigrants in an attempt to interpret hardships, lifestyles, careers, and...
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The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
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Biography
In this biography interactive worksheet, learners learn about the genre of biography by reading 2 paragraphs. Students answer 7 questions about the text. This is an online interactive activity.
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What Can You Do With Money?
Students watch a Biz Kidz video about money, learn what they can do with money, and fill out worksheets on what they learn. Students learn about spending, saving, donating, and investing.
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Tea Overboard
While less well known than the event in Boston, the Yorktown Tea Party was equally decisive in turning community sentiment against Great Britain. To gain an understanding of why the colonists objected to the Tea Act, young historians...
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Immigration Unit
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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In the Shadow of Death
Students research the initial labeling and classification of Jews through the use of images on the Web. They gather additional information about the history and effects of the Holocaust on survivors.
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Mix And Match Cards
In this grammar instructional activity, 5th graders create sets of cards which are grouped into 20 parts of speech. In each group there are about 60 cards with nouns, verbs, conjunctions, question words and other categories of words....
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A Kids Guide to...
Students look into their community's historical changes. In this community instructional activity, students see what draws people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local...
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Motivating and Speaking Activities
Students participate in various activities to encourage speaking. They design a board game using the questions, dice and counters. Students are given partial information about a topic. They exchange information with their classmates...
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Home: the Story of Maine "A Love for the Land": Where Are You? Who Are You?
Students investigate their neighborhood both as it is now and as it was 100 years ago. They take a walk around their neighborhood and fill out a worksheet before completing a worksheet.
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Ancient Civilizations: Medieval and Early Modern Times
Seventh graders gain an understanding of the history of Mongolian culture through making inferences about Mongolian artwork
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Canadian Poetry
Collection of poetry and writing encompasses several centuries of Canadian literary production. Many of the writers are well-known historical figures, including explorers, such as Samuel Hearne, whose travel diaries are excerpted here....