Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What We Do in Sports

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Jump! Shoot! Throw! Language learners use sports action words to complete a crossword and a word search puzzle. An answer sheet is provided.
PPT
Curated OER

Post-WWII De-Colonization

For Students 9th - 11th
The end of WWII brought big changes around the world, not the least of which occur in the increasingly decolonized continent of Africa. This slideshow details the developing countries of Ghana, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa, to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Planet Earth

For Students 4th - 6th
After reading five short paragraphs about planet earth, students must answer 4 comprehension questions about the topic. This instructional activity provides great practice for state testing in language arts. 
Interactive
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

San Francisco Cooking

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate the history of San Francisco, California and then create recipes from the area, including a Monte Cristo Sandwich, Sourdough Bread, and a Golden Gate Burger.
Interactive
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 8

For Students 6th - 12th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct words for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
Interactive
Curated OER

Alexander the Great

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Alexander the Great worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Alexander the Great and the time he lived. Students answer 12 questions total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

“The Devil and Tom Walker” Active Reading Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this reading reflection instructional activity, students read the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" and respond to the 18 short answer questions regarding the plot of the story as they read. 
Worksheet
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Leprechaun Rhyming Poem

For Students 2nd
In this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, 2nd graders read a rhyming poem about a leprechaun. They say the word that rhymes at the end of each couplet. They see and possibly color a black line picture of a leprechaun on the second page.
Handout
Sacramento Bee

Gold Rush: Mother Lode Now Strikes Gold in Tourism

For Students 9th - 10th
This CalGoldRush.com site contains an article on the effects that the California gold rush has on California's tourism. Many people still come from far lands to get a glimpse of what is was like to be a gold miner.
Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site from American Experience examines many facets of the Gold Rush in California. Read a transcript of the film, find out about the many individuals and groups of people who arrived in California to try to strike it...
Website
University of Washington

Seattle General Strike Project: The Seattle General Strike of 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
Labor turmoil spread across the United States in 1919. Read about how the Seattle General Strike led the way. Find out about how the shipyard workers were joined by others, and whether the strike was effective.
Primary
Vassar College

Vassar College: 1896: The Homestead and Pullman Strikes

For Students 9th - 10th
1896, A Website of Political Cartoons and Commentary provides the illustrated story of both the Homestead and Pullman strikes with quotes from newspapers of the time and a brief characterization of Andrew Carnegie. The site includes a...
Handout
Sacramento Bee

Gold Rush: Prospectors Still Prowl the Hills for Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
This CalGoldRush.com site discusses how the California gold rush still inspires many individuals who continue searching for gold hoping to someday strike it rich.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: History: California Gold Rush for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the California Gold Rush from the Old West on this site. Thousands of people move to the west to search for gold and strike it rich.
Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Mysterious 36

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mysterious 36 were a group of men who went to the Yukon to prospect for gold at the time of the Klondike rush. They were looking for other strikes, however, that they might produce a rich claim. They became known as the Mysterious 36...
Graphic
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Fort Benton

For Students 9th - 10th
Established as a fur trading center in 1847, the fort prospered with the growth of steamboat traffic starting in 1859 and an 1862 gold strike, but declined with the advent of the railroad.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Politics in Gilded Age 1870 1900: Social and Labor Unrest in the 1890s

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about the factors that helped the Populist Party gain followers and what caused it to lose them after the 1896 presidential election.
Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Rutherford Birchard Hayes: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth analysis of the domestic policies and problems that Rutherford B. Hayes faced as president. Read about the end of Reconstruction, Hayes' economic policy, his troubles with a Democratic majority in the Congress, and his...
Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Yearning to Breathe Free Webisode 10

For Students 9th - 10th
This wonderful website, Freedom, a History of US, based on the series by Joy Hakim, presents the tenth webisode, Yearning to be Breathe Free. Through text, photographs, and audio segments you can get a good picture of the state of...
Website
Harp Week

Harp Week: The Cleveland Record

For Students 9th - 10th
Grover Cleveland's second term in office was problematic, which affected the election of 1896. Read about the economic depression of 1893, the labor unrest, Coxey's army, and controversial Supreme Court decisions that were handed down...