The political landscape of Y2K is the focus of this series of slides, which cover the later years of the 20th century. Charts detail the poverty and social welfare rates in the 20th century, as well as a pie graph displaying the sources...

Use this series of bright, informative maps to illustrate important events of America's infancy. Detailing the Missouri Compromise, the Battle of New Orleans, and the Presidential Election of 1812, this presentation would be a good...

The unseemly world of American slavery is on display in these slides, which include informational images about slavery in the South. From maps about cotton production to graphs about slave-owning families, these images will make a...

Four maps cover the tumultuous period during and after the American Revolution. Especially interesting is the first map, which details the land cessions to the United States after 1782. Think about incorporating these pictures into your...

A series of maps take viewers through the Antebellum period in American history. Focusing on the elections of Buchanan and Lincoln, as well as the Southern opposition to secession, the slideshow would make a good companion to a lecture...

Detailing the Presidential elections of 1876, 1884, and 1892, this slideshow focuses on the final years of the 19th century in the United States. Additionally, slides include information on the changes in Southern plantations and growth...

In this area worksheet, learners estimate the are of each shaded figure using the square units. Students then answer two test prep questions about area.

First graders examine measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, 1st graders practice using nonstandard units to help in measuring objects. Students listen to How Big is a Foot and complete an activity using unifix cubes to...

In this units of measurement worksheet, students learn to use nonstandard units of measurement to measure the items in each problem.

Six story problems needing answers await your class. Pictures provide some scaffolding, but consider also using unit cubes and 10-rods to compose and solve equations for each. Some of the problems require a two-step processes to solve. A...

With a map on the military reconstruction in the post-Civil War South, and an interesting graphic comparing the size of Alaska to the continental United States, this presentation could be a good (albeit short) supplement to a class...

Fourth graders participate in a teacher-lead discussion about the United States Constitution and the California State Constitution. They compare the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution with Califonia's Declaration of...

In this recognizing customary measurement concepts instructional activity, students estimate and measure objects, determine whether measurement of an estimate is sufficient, make lists of objects with specific measurements, and solve...

In this area worksheet, students use square models or grid paper, estimate, then find the area of given shapes. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

In this metric unit worksheet, students compare metric units, finding missing numbers, then choose the best unit for measuring given items. Students then estimate. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

Fourth graders have to know which metric unit to use in order to measure things properly. In this activity on metric units, 4th graders identify when to measure in centimeters, decimeters, meters and kilometers. This activity provides a...

In this metric units of length worksheet, students measure line segments to the nearest decimeter, centimeter and millimeter, then complete comparisons. Houghton Mifflin text referenced.

In this metric measure learning exercise, students solve 6 conversions, 3 comparisons and answer 5 questions about the best unit of measure for given items. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

In this measurement learning exercise, students circle greater amounts, and estimate and measure items to the nearest unit. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

In this calendar activity, students use calendars referenced in a text to answer questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

In this measurement worksheet, students circle greater amounts, and write numbers that make sentences true. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

In this measurement instructional activity, students circle greater amounts, and write numbers that make sentences true. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

When youngsters are first gaining experience with the volume of solid figures, this is a well-suited worksheet. Nine figures, all made of unit cubes, are drawn for your class to estimate volumes with. Two simple test preparation...

You will appreciate a useful learning exercise for grasping an understanding of liquid volume and practicing metric unit conversions. All of the problems involve liters and milliliters, so the conversions are very elementary. Neat...