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National Gallery of Canada

Who Am I?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Connect design elements and principles to identity a culture with a discussion and related art activity. After analyzing artwork in relation to design, class members talk about personal and cultural identity. Using items that...
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PowerPoint and the Israelites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a PowerPoint of an organizational chart showing the connections between ancient Israelites and modern-day Arabs.
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Once Upon a Time

For Teachers 10th - 11th
High school pupils research online to complete a family tree and explore their ancestry. They view a sketch of a family tree, and brainstorm questions to ask their parents about their heritage. They also diagram their own family tree. In...
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Ancient American Art and Geometry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the relationship between geometry and ancient American art. They see how to recognize geometric properties in specific works and explain how these properties contribute to their meaning and artistic merit.
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U.S. History Worksheet #75

For Students 5th - 8th
Get the facts straight when it comes to the Reconstruction Era! In this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the nation following the Civil...
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Family Food Favorites

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders conduct an interview and create a class cookbook. In this family heritage lesson, 3rd graders read Everybody Bakes Bread and discuss a dish or recipe that is a part of their family's heritage. Students interview family...
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Through Their Eyes: Video Taping Oral History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the stereotypes they are faced with on a daily basis. In groups, they use this information to identify the ways stereotypes are portrayed in movies and television. They use a video camera to record oral histories of...
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Intergenerational Interviews

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students develop questions to ask their famiy members to discover their family history. Individually, they conduct the interview and videotape if possible. To end the lesson plan, they draw a picture of the person they interviewed to...
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It's All in the Family with Mother's & Father's Day

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners interview family members to make a family tree for a Mother's or Father's Day card. In this family tree activity, students read Love You Forever and discuss love within families. Learners view Genealogy Resources on the Internet...
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My Family Tradition

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars examine different family traditions to further explain social patterns. They complete a graphic organizer using educational software.
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Poetry Foundation

Dream in Color - High School

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Whether focusing on African American poets, Black History Month, or the poetic experience, an amazing toolkit that encourages learners to develop unique poetic voices deserves a place in your curriculum. 
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History - Up Close And Personal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify national origin and population movement across U.S. of ancestors and/or community residents, explain historical development of major local industries, identify local social patterns/economic development as provided by...
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Family Medical History Pedigree

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research his/her family medical history and produce a pedigree with information.
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Paint's Family Tree

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity instructional activity, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree'...
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Making a Family Tree

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in groups, produce a family tree using computers to facilitate research and presentation. They plan, discuss and evaluate different technologies used in this assignment.
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Family Tree

For Teachers 1st
First graders read with teacher several books about families and their relationships such as ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES. They take a family tree template home to fill out with their families and design and draw their own family tree on paper...
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Unique Family Traditions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine unique family traditions. For this family tradition lesson, 2nd graders listen to a book about immigration. They interview a family member to determine where their ancestors came from and choose an article to share...
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My Family

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this family tree activity, learners fill in the blanks about the relations of the family and their occupations and answer true and false questions. Students complete 22 questions about the family tree.
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English Exercises: The Family

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this family vocabulary worksheet, students complete a 50 question online interactive exercise. Students study an illustrated family tree and identify family members. There is an audio component to this worksheet.
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English Exercises: Family Tree

For Students 7th
In this English exercises:  family tree worksheet, 7th graders interactively complete the family tree with the help of 10 clues listed, using logic to determine the relationships, with immediate online feedback.
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Family Tree

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this family tree worksheet, students label the family tree with the family words given to them. Students label 9 people with the family labels.
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Family Traditions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research their family traditions. They select a tradition that has meaning to them and write about the traditions. They retell the story to a partner and add details. They write a draft of their story to a partner and...
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My Family Tree

For Students K - 4th
In this family tree worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the names of pictures of themselves, their parents, and their paternal and maternal grandparents.
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Eyewitness to History

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore historical connections, talking with family members about landmark events they have witnessed in their lifetimes to explore how history touches our lives. They identify several landmark events of the late 20th century.

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