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The Brief American Pageant: American Life in the Seventeenth Century
While chapter 4 of The American Pageant might be about American life in the 17th century, this presentation only includes one slide (beyond the title slides), which displays the sources and trade routes of African slaves. An interesting...
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The Brief American Pageant: America Secedes from the Empire
A good companion to your class on the American Revolution, this slideshow provides a short series of maps that detail major campaigns and battles. Though the information on the slides is not sufficient for an entire lecture, the images...
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The Brief American Pageant: Launching the New Ship of State
The two images in this presentation - a graphic depicting American's financial structure and debt, and a map showing American posts that were still held by the British after 1783 - could be helpful for a class lecture on the emerging...
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The Brief American Pageant: The Ferment of Reform and Culture
Beneficial for a discussion on the Mormon trek to Utah (Deseret), the solitary image in this slideshow details their journey from Nauvoo to modern day Salt Lake City. The slide would be a good visual aid for a lecture about the...
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Oh, California
Students begin this lesson plan by charting information about the relationship between the Spanish missionaries and Native Americans at a California mission. Then, students identify the dynamics of those relationships that would have...
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Tablets vs. Textbooks
Learners decide if tablets should replace textbooks in K-12 schools. They watch four pro and con videos and discover the history of the tablets-versus-textbooks debate. As a bonus, the resource allows them to submit their own comments...
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Sharing Our Strengths
In this activity, students appreciate their own unique talents-and that of others-by presenting an interest, talent, or hobby.
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The Hobbit
Students list W.H Auden's six characteristics of a quest story. They say what is meant by a "metaphorical quest." Pupils discuss some differences between symbolism and allegory. Students indicate how Bilbo Baggins's adventures changed...
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Gifts of All Sizes
High schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this stewardship instructional activity, students consider human capacity for generosity as they read folktales from different cultures that feature characters giving of themselves.
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Having a Savings Plan
Students discover the importance of saving and spending. In this finance instructional activity, students read the book Kermit the Hermit and discuss the differences between needs and wants. The students complete worksheets concerning...
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Corridos About the Mexican Revolution
Students explore the meaning behind Mexican corridos. In this Mexican Revolution lesson, students discover details about the war and its leaders as they read, analyze, and write their own corridos.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Visual Idiom, A Lame Duck
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about lame duck sessions and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Brief American Pageant: Girding for War
Though too short to be an adequate presentation, the solitary map in these slides would be a good visual aid to a lecture about Southern secession before and during the Civil War. The color coded states on the map make a good timeline...
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That's Not Fair!! Human Rights Violations during the 1800s
Learners explore the migration of African Americans into the Hoosier area. They develop a time line showing migration patterns in Indiana and explore reasons for African Americans to settle and/or travel through Indiana.
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First European Settlers:Oh, California
Students trace the paths of the early explorers who sent three expeditions to settle California. They analyze possible reasons why the land expeditions took longer than ocean routes.
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Early Explorers
Fourth graders examine how the early explorers from Spain and England competed in their search for riches and new lands. They read and discuss text from their book, participate in a debate, and create a poster.
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From Missions to Ranchos
Fourth graders examine the conversion of the California missions into ranchos. They develop a pros and cons chart, write a first person narrative describing the changing life from the missions to the ranchos, and create a poster of...
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The Railroad Is Born
Fourth graders examine the proposal of Theodore Judah for the first transcontinental railroad. They analyze a map, write an obituary for Theodore Judah, and create a symbolic poster of Judah's dream for a transcontinental railroad.
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The Friendship Race
In this activity, students work together to explore qualities and attitudes that help make lasting friendships.
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Tracking Local Weather
In this activity, studens will use different types of weather gauges and track the local weather for a week. After the week is over, students will collect their samples, analyze the data, and compare their conclusions to local weather...
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How to Survive the Common Cold
The way people handle the aggravating, but potentially dangerous, common cold has produced many home remedies and approaches. In this activity, students will identify symptoms in the stages of a common cold and then create a booklet...
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Pet Inventions
In this activity, children can let their imaginations fly when they create fanciful inventions to make their pets' lives easier or more fun.
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Friendly Poetry
In this activity, students will compile a list of the things they look for in a friend and use that information to create a simple poem. Using a familiar topic may make poetry a little less daunting for some children.
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Fantastic Pictures
This activity gives students the opportunity to review nouns and adjectives while creating imaginative works of art.