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To the North: A Black Family Leaves Arkansas to Find Work in Michigan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle school scholars study the economic factors that caused so many Arkansans to migrate to different parts of the country looking for work. Use this history lesson plan to help your charges gain a better...
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Making/Building Kites

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore kite making.  In this cross curriculum fine arts and ancient Chinese history lesson, students activate prior knowledge about how kites were used in ancient Chinese culture.  Students sketch an original kite...
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Middle Ages Cross Curriculum Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete several projects on the Middle Ages. In this world history lesson, students complete language arts, social studies, math, and science projects. Some of these include: comparing a teenager's life now to that in...
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Understanding Symmetry Through Visual Art

For Teachers 4th
Have your class explore symmetry, radial balance and fractional parts in natural and man-made objects in their environment. Learners list examples and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Pupils are given a box of crayons and...
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N is for Natural State

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For any pupils who live in the state of Arkansas, this would be a fabulous educational experience to help them get to know their state better. Through the use of activities in literature, art, mathematics, science, social studies, and...
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Shapes: Triangles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this learning shapes worksheet, students practice their fine motor skills as they trace the triangle shape and trace the word "triangle."
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Shapes: Squares

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this learning shapes worksheet, students practice their fine motor skills as they trace the square shape and identify square shapes.
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Shapes: Ovals and Rectangles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this learning shapes worksheet, learners practice their fine motor skills as they trace the oval and rectangle shapes and identify oval and rectangle shapes.
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Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this learning shapes worksheet, students practice their fine motor skills as they trace the square, triangle, rectangle, and circle shapes.
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Human Abstraction

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore and compare abstraction of human forms in various ancient cultures and by creating self-portraits using geometric shapes. They identify which geometric shapes form the following features: face, nose, arms, torso, legs,...
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Mandalas, Polygons and Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars create a geometric pattern using mandalas, polygons and symmetry. In this geometry lesson, students analyze the mathematics involved in making the mandalas, including the shapes and symmetry. Young scholars create their...
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Geometry in the Heavens

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders access a star worksheet and determine properties of polygons.  For this investigative lesson students complete a worksheet and discuss myths.