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A Walk Around the School: Mapping Places Near and Far
After reading Pat Hutchins’ Rosie’s Walk, have your young cartographers create a map of Rosie’s walk. Then lead them on a walk around the school. When you return class members sequence the walk by making a list of how the class got from...
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Arizona State Word Jumble
In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Arizona. Students complete 20 words.
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Hawaii Vocabulary Word Jumble
For this Hawaii vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Hawaii. Students spell 20 words.
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Montana Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Montana. Students spell 20 words.
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Tennessee Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in the state of Tennessee. Students spell 10 cities.
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Vermont Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble instructional activity, students unscramble the letters to spell the names of cities in the state of Vermont. Students spell 10 cities.
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Washington Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Washington. Students spell 20 words.
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Wisconsin Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Wisconsin. Students spell 20 words.
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Border Legends, Myth, & Folklore
Students examine the narrative forms and tales unique to the U.S.-Mexico border. They discuss the possible sociological meanings of these stories, and then write their own versions to demonstrate that they explain the forms.
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Sense of Place: No River Too Wide-Bridges
Fifth graders discover the history of their hometown Des Moines River. In this U.S. Geography lesson students speak with Iowans that tell stories of the settlers and early villages near the Des Moines River. Students document their...
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Dalai Lama: Day 2 of 5
Sixth graders explore philosophy by researching the Dalai Lama. In this Tibetan history lesson, 6th graders discuss the influence of Buddhism on the Dalai Lama and the unique view on life a Buddhist must have. Students read a Tibetan...
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Come Fly With Me...Aviation
Students conduct internet research on aviation and pioneer aviators. They create an alphabet book r with flight related terms, write a short biography of a pioneer aviator and take part in a paper plane flying contest.
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Ancient Greece
In this Ancient Greece worksheet, students read a 3 page article on Ancient Greece, answer 3 facts about Ancient Greek with multiple choice answers, answer 4 statements as true or false and answer 4 fill in the blank facts about Ancient...
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Lesson Ideas for Halloween Writing
Halloween writing activities provide a way to make descriptive language a part of a student's literary repertoire.
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Hoosier Artists
Students examine the paintings of various Indiana artists. Using the internet, they relate the landscapes shown to the history of the state and how it affected Native Americans. Using the information they gathered, they write story...
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Out of the Dust -- Part II
Eighth graders discover that literature can be a great way to gather information about the past. Using various types of text, they research its historical data and determine if it is correct. They write two papers to respond to the...
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush: Native American Life
Students read," The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" by Tomie dePaola and discuss the way legends are passed down orally. They then create their own legend and illustrate it on a simulated "Buffalo Skin" made from brown paper.
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The Window
Students read a story entitled, "The Window," and discover how some cultures are rejected by others. Students write a letter expressing feelings of rejection and keep a journal of significant events in the story. Using a graphic...
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Biographies in a Box Come to Life
Students use the Internet to research someone's biography.
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: An American Grail?
Pupils discuss the possibility of a treasure lost in the Sierra Madre mountains that could be considered the American holy grail. After reading a novel, they examine the relationship between the grail, gold, and characters. To end the...
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Centennial: This I Value...Hidden Treasures
Fourth graders explain the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers. They classify items based on value and determine what makes them valuable to individuals, groups, communities, etc.
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Alaska's Physical Systems and History
Students read about Alaska's physical systems and determine how Alaska's physical makeup has impacted its history. They create timelines of their particular physical system.
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Graduation Alphabetical Order
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students read a list of ten words that pertain to graduation. Students alphabetize the words.
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Graduation Word Jumble
In this graduation words instructional activity, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell terms that pertain to graduation from school. There is a word bank.