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Westward Expansion: Chief Joseph's Words Of Surrender
Students explore westward expansion in the United States as it relates to Native Americans and the novel Holes. Students read a passage from Holes and discuss how westward expansion affected the Native Americans. Students compare and...
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Native American Philanthropists
Pupils demonstrate how Native Americans were philanthropic. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Squanto's Journey and brainstorm ways that the Native Americans were helpful towards the Pilgrims. Pupils reflect on the long-term...
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Making Cordage (Native Americans)
Students make Native American cordage. In this Native American lesson, students use different fibers to make and test the strength of their cordage.
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Anasazi Word Search
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words related to the Anasazi tribe and the answers are found by clicking on the button found at the bottom of the page.
Smithsonian Institution
Dia de los Muertos: Celebrating and Remembering
Help scholars understand the history, geography, traditions, and art of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Find background information for your reference as well as a detailed cross-curricular lesson plan. Learners compare...
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Finding Relevant Information and Asking Research Questions: The Benefits of Video Games
Video games may not be so bad after all. As scholars read the text "The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games," they summarize the gist in their researchers' notebooks. Next, pupils draft supporting research questions based on...
Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program
Focus: Spelling Common Words
If you’re going to get a tattoo, make sure your artist writes it right because it’s hard to correct their inkings. That’s the big idea in this short instructional activity on commonly misspelled words like their/there/they’re and...
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Nativity Word Search
In this Christmas word search activity, students read 9 words in a word bank that pertain to the Nativity story. Students find these words in a word search.
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Mistakes that English Native Speakers Make 2
In this ESL worksheet, students proof read 20 sentences to find the mistakes. They label each sentence as to the mistake using the key at the top of the page which includes the misuse of articles, commas, apostrophes, and capital letters.
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My Book of Thanksgiving Words
In these mini-book activity worksheet, students create a Thanksgiving word mini-book that includes the words stuffing, Mayflower, Pilgrims, corn, Native Americans, and turkey. Students also write their own Thanksgiving word and draw a...
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The Mulch Mystery!
Fourth graders make a detailed observations about non-native and native grasses. They define reasonable policies that they expect to follow while working in the CRWA. Students list, in small groups, two treatments that have been used in...
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Native Language Ties
Learners complete a worksheet on Native Language. In this language and culture lesson, students learn Native language words for the directions north, south, east and west. Learners complete a worksheet to show what they have...
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Historical Fiction Writing: Connecticut’s African and Native Americans in the American Revolution
Students explore what life was like for African-Americans and Native Americans during the American Revolution. For this early U.S. history lesson, students research primary sources to find out more about their lives in order to write...
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The Birchbark House Internet Activity
In this "The Birchbark House" Internet activity worksheet, students, after reading the novel, use links to web resources to answer 12 questions about the story and native American culture. This page has numerous links to web...
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A Historic Gamble
Students explore and evaluate the economic impact of legalized gambling on Native American Indian communities. They draft short, persuasive speeches that take the perspective of a tribal elder appearing at a town council meeting.
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Maple, Sugarbush and the Anishinabe
In this maple, Sugarbush and the Anishinabe worksheet, students use Internet research to answer 15 questions based on the book, Ininatig's Gift of Sugar--The Tradition of Native Sugarmaking. This page has numerous links to web resources.
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Alaska Virtual Field Trip
Students participate in an on-line virtual field trip to the state of Alaska. In this U.S. Geography lesson, students research several Internet sites dealing with travel to Alaska and activities to participate in. Students create story...
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Thanksgiving Word Search
In this word search, students identify words that relate to Thanksgiving, such as Thanksgiving, turkey, pilgrim, November and Indians. There are approximately 15 words to find. The word search contains a one page grid that is 15 x 15. ...
Reading Through History
Early History and Exploration Unit
We all know about Christopher Columbus, but who else explored the Americas, and specifically, the future United States of America? Learners find out these answers and more in a resource that includes four different reading sections,...
Channel Islands Film
Santa Cruz Island - Writing for Information
After re-viewing a documentary segment on the restoration of Santa Cruz Island,, individuals craft an essay in which they compare the views of the various stake holders featured in the video and identify the point of view they find...
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Researching Facts
How did the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire affect the city's inhabitants? Scholars embark on a quest to discover the answer as they work in small groups to research articles about the event. They finish by completing a jigsaw...
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Evaluating Research
Calling all archaeologists! Scholars dig through their research about overfishing, searching for the best information to include in their consumer guides. Next, pupils engage in a pair-share activity to discuss their findings with a...
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Native American Project
Learners explore the influences that geography has on a Native American tribe's culture and lifestyle. They examine how the first encounters with Europeans affected that tribe.
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Native American Boarding School Choice Board
Students investigate the boarding school movement that was imposed on the American Indians from the late 1880's to the early 1900's. The assignment requires the use of primary and secondary resources to find historical information. Then...