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The Pony Express

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students plot the route of the Pony Express. They discover the kinds of terrain it crossed. They calculate the number of legs needed to cover the distance of its total route.
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Readers Who Struggle Can Learn From Wonderful Teacher/Student Created On-Level Reading Projects

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create their own books. In this book making lesson, students pick a subject and take photographs of it. They use these photographs to write their own story using their sight words. 
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George Washington Lives! On the Internet! - Thematic Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.
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The Great Depression: A World Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the impact of the Great Depression on the United States. In groups, they use the internet to describe each of FDR's New Deal Programs and how it helped unemployment. They also discuss how these programs affected the...
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Who Said That? Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Presidents worksheet, students explore the Internet to access a specific website to match up five memorable quotes to five memorable Presidents.
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Views Concerning U.S. Imperialism after the Spanish-American War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the impact of American Imperialism. In this Spanish-American War lesson, students visit the listed Web sites to discover details about the war and its effects. Students use the information they locate to participate in...
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Maya Angelou

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maya Angelou and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Illuminating American History

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders evaluate the effectiveness of adding visuals to printed documents by exploring "The Invention" pages of the "Gutenberg Education Module". They use the techniques of illumination and rubrication to manipulate documents from...
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Democracy in the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain that President Bush's foreign policy to promote democracy is a departure from the Cold War policy of containment, and examine the reasons this policy has been proposed at this time.
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The Artist As Storyteller

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils practice the art of storytelling by examining scroll writing techniques of Asia and applying them to a monthly story of their own classroom. This lesson is in two parts (Part II continues throughout the school year).
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The Olympics Return Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare the ancient Olympic Games with the modern version of the event. They study the history of the Games and observe how they have changed through time.
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Avoiding Primer Language

For Students 7th - 9th
In this avoiding primer language worksheet, students combine four or five simple sentences into one effective sentence with only one independent clause.
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Breaking News English: Russian Breaks Time-in-Space Record

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Russian Breaks Time-in-Space Record," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 27 fill in the blank, 15 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Inaugural Materials Exhibition

For Students 9th - 10th
How has the Presidential Inauguration Day changed through the years? Take a look back at eighteen presidents on the day they took the oath of office. Primary source documents capture the historical significance of this day and include...
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The White House

The White House: Photo Gallery: Celebrating President's Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a slideshow of important moments in the history of the American presidency. Includes photographs of presidential inaugurations, candid images of presidents and copies of inauguration day speeches.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Inaugural Factfile

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gain insight into the history behind January 20th becoming Inauguration Day for the United States.
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Mt. Vernon Ladies Association: President Washington's Inauguration

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the schedule of George Washington on his inauguration day. For each event, a summary, pictures, or a video is included with explanations of that particular event. A transcript of his inauguration speech is provided.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James A. Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
The inaugural address of James A. Garfield and a brief description of the inaugural day.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections: The Inauguration

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out about the special day when the new President of the United States gets sworn in, Inauguration Day.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Presidential Inaugurations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource provides step-by-step lesson plans that detail the Presidential Inauguration. It offers links to superb primary sources (photos, poems, audio, etc.) that catalog past inaugurations. This resource will certainly help...
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Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association: Washington's "First 100 Days"

For Students 9th - 10th
A "President's First 100 Days" has become a barometer by which to measure the success of the rest of his term. George Washington had the added weight of launching our new nation in his first 100 days. Use this interactive timeline to see...
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Reliving South Africa's First Freedom Day

For Students 9th - 10th
South Africa's Freedom Day is celebrated on April 27th of each year. This day marks the first post-apartheid democratic presidential election for this nation. Learn about the first Freedom Day, the inauguration of Nelson Mandela.
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US National Archives

Nara: The Clinton Inaugurations

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Archive and Records Administration site details the day Clinton and Gore were sworn into office. Includes pictures and captions; however, some pictures have been removed from the site.
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Abraham Lincoln's Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lincoln Institute takes an in-depth look into the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. Details the climate on inauguration day, the location of Lincoln before, during and after the inauguration. Cites first hand accounts from those...

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