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Cold War
The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...
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Kansas State Map
In this map of Kansas worksheet, students color and label major cities and physical features of this state. Students also study the location of Kansas in relation to the other states in the U.S. by studying the background map.
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Indiana State Map
In this Indiana state map worksheet, students color and label the important cities and physical features on this outline map. Students also learn of Indiana's location in the U.S. by studying the background map.
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Idaho State Map
In this Idaho state map worksheet, students color and label important physical features and cities. Students also study the background map to learn the location of Idaho as related to the rest of the U.S.
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Ben Franklin: Highlighting the Printer
By studying Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer, your class will have a fantastic opportunity to learn about the economic concepts of entrepreneurship, human capital, and investment.
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Make A Notebook About the Fifty States
For this make a notebook about the fifty states worksheet, students fill in thirteen facts about each state; there are color sticker-like pictures for each state included.
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What State Are You In?
Students identify the major U.S. cities. In this U.S. geography lesson plan, students work in pairs and use game cards to name various cities in the United States.
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51st State
Students, in small groups, design a new state and create a brochure to present to an agency representative outlining the given information in the activity. Students use templates in the compute lab to write sentences they have created...
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The Fifty States
Students research to find information about the U.S. States. In this fifty states lesson, students choose a state to research and locate it on the map. Students research to find the population of that state and record by color coding on...
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Our 50 States
Students identify the location of the 50 states using an interactive map. They practice geography skills by playing a fun game. Pupils become familiar with the state abbreviations for the US states. Students become familiar with the...
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Territory and Statehood of Iowa
Fifth graders recognize the steps to create a territory, a district and a state. In this Iowa lesson, 5th graders discuss the three capitals and their importance. Students recognize the key people in the development of Iowa....
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Georgia Challenge
In this multiple choice about the U.S. state of Georgia worksheet, students read factual phrases about Georgia and choose the correct who, what, or where answers. Students answer 10 multiple choice answers.
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U.S. State Capitals Quick Vocabulary Reviews Worksheet
In this state capitals activity, students write the state that each capital city belongs to and define the word. Students write 15 states.
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U.S. State Capitals Vocabulary Dice
In this states worksheet, learners cut a dicut of a dice and form the dice with the names of states on each face. Students complete this for 1 dice.
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Look at Us!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)
Support struggling learners and focus on the alphabet with the three weeks of activities and materials provided here. Each day, learners review some letters and practice others in depth. They work on rhyming, practice new words, and...
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Identifying and Using Parallelism and Balance in Literature
Analyze the use of balanced sentences and parallelism in a narrative. Included in this resource is a narrative about serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan titled, "The Train Ride Home". Middle and high schoolers review...
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U.S. State Capitals Cursive
In this cursive writing practice worksheet, students trace the names of the states Illinois and Michigan. Students trace 16 letters.
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United States Presidents
In this United States Presidents worksheet, students solve four word searches related to the presidents from four different periods of time. For example, in the first word search, students locate US presidents from 1789-1845.
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?
Students examine the political status of Puerto Rico. In this global studies lesson, students explore Puerto Rico and consider the feelings of Puerto Ricans regarding their unique political status.
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Geography A to Z: The Letter J
How many states, capitals, countries, and locations do your kids know that begin with the letter J? Hopefully they know seven of them, because that's the number of questions on the fun and fast learning exercise.
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Jan. 3, 1959 | Alaska Becomes a State
Make connections with past history and current events with this critical thinking exercise. Kids read background information relating to Alaska's statehood as well as information on oil drilling and Alaska's economy. They put it all...
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Social Studies Review Third Grade
In this review of various skills worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Georgia history, references, fiction and nonfiction, and U.S. history. Students answer 12 questions.
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United States Capital Cities
In this identifying the United States Capital cities activity, students use a United States map and a list of state abbreviations to write each state' s and the District of Columbia's capital city. Students write 51 answers.
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U.S. Geography for Children: Michigan
In this Michigan map activities instructional activity, students observe an outline map of the state of Michigan, locate and label specific places and areas, and create a map key. Students complete 5 activities.