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The Spiro Mounds Builders: Oklahoma History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Long before European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now the United States, pre-contact Native American cultures thrived. Young scholars investigate the Spiro Mounds Builders' history and learn how archaeologists put together...
Organizer
Curated OER

Argumentative Resources Worksheet: Oklahoma Gun Laws

For Students 8th - 12th
In this pros and cons activity, students complete a graphic organizer to help them prepare for an argumentative essay or debate about Oklahoma gun laws.
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Dark Days on the Prairie

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the location and causes of the Dust Bowl in 1935. In support, they interpret photos from that period in Oklahoma history, They also compare/contrast the American Dust Bowl to the dust storms that occurred in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Oklahoma Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Oklahoma worksheet, students examine a flag of the state. After doing their own research, students fill in information about Oklahoma: capital city, motto, tree, flower, date of statehood.
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Oklahoma's Berry Best

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Ask your learners to complete activities related to Oklahoma's agriculture, berries in particular. The lesson is cross-curricular and has class members investigate an article about berries, write an acrostic poem, and discuss new...
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Agriculture: Oklahoma's Legacy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture as it relates to crops over the course of a series of historical events. They read and create a timeline of the 50-year increments that depict important cause and effect events. Students then use...
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Oklahoma Stone Soup

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Class members complete activities related to the story "Oklahoma Stone Soup." First, pupils read, discuss, and answer questions about the story. Next, to incorporate math into the instructional activity, learners make stone soup using a...
Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Oklahoma, the Sooner State

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Oklahoma. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Bill Pickett, Bulldoggin' Cowboy

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Who was Bill Picket? Interested readers work through an informational passage to find out about a famous "bulldogger" from the old West. They answer several reading comprehension questions and use a seven step process to decode new...
Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher’s Guide to the Penguin Edition of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The dry Oklahoma landscape in America's Dust Bowl sent many farmers in search of the promised land. A teacher's guide to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath discusses the characters' desire for a better home along with other themes...
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K20 LEARN

Show and Tell Museum - Investigating Primary Sources: Read and Interpret Primary Sources

For Teachers 3rd
Scholars become detectives in a lesson plan that focuses on primary sources. Learners practice their observational skills by examining the teacher's artifact and visiting the Show and Tell Museum that highlihgts items from...
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K20 LEARN

The Tulsa Race Massacre

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is the focus of a lesson that explores the causes and consequences of the destruction of the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pupils examine primary source images, a video clip covering the riots, and...
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Curated OER

Commemorating a Tragedy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read newspaper articles and watch segments on the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. In groups, they discuss how each media outlet presented the material and decide which one was more productive. As a class, they...
Organizer
Curated OER

Map of Oklahoma

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this map of Oklahoma worksheet, students view a blank map of Oklahoma with dots on designated cities. Worksheet has no other associated activities.
Worksheet
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Oklahoma Puzzle

For Students 6th - 8th
In this word search worksheet, students search and find vocabulary words as they relate to the state of Oklahoma. Words may be located forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally.
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Dust In The Distance

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the events of the Dust Bowl. Using a map, they locate and label all of the states surrounding and including Oklahoma. After also labeling the counties in Oklahoma, they use the internet to research the...
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Good Breeding

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate a variety of cattle breeds common in Oklahoma. They complete a worksheet on their vocabulary words, and locate on a world map the locations where the cattle breeds originated. In addition, they view several...
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What's Organic?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students define and discuss terms organic and synthetic, read article pertaining to organic agricultural practices in Oklahoma, complete worksheet, grow plants using both commercial and organic fertilizer, compare growth rates, and chart...
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Blackeyed Peas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the history of black-eyed peas. In this black-eyed peas lesson, students read about the history of the peas/beans and about how they are Oklahoma's number one vegetable crop. They also read that they are considered to be...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Oklahoma State Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this history instructional activity, students view and label on a state map of Oklahoma its regions, major cities, important landmarks, compass rose and legend.
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Curated OER

Death Be Not Proud

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider various opinions concerning the execution of Timothy McVeigh. They formulate, and share in writing, their own perspectives on his execution and on the lasting impact of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Worksheet
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Mystery State #45

For Students 4th - 6th
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five questions about this state in an effort to identify it. Students then locate and mark the state on a map.
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Agriculture: It Doesn't Just Happen

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After reading an informational text on the Agricultural Research Service, learners research the role of the ARS in Oklahoma. Using reputable online sources, they label a map of the state with relevant areas. Researchers focus on one of...
PPT
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Trail of Tears

For Teachers 4th
A fabulous PowerPoint resource that thoroughly and accurately desicribes the Cherokee culture from the 1500's through the mid-1800's when they were forced to leave their homeland and march to Oklahoma in the famous, "Trail of Tears."...

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