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Core Knowledge Foundation

The United Kingdom

For Students 1st - 2nd
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England are four countries united by more than a monarchy. Academics explore the geography of the nations that make up the United Kingdom.  The resource is broken into six lessons focusing on...
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United Kingdom

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An interactive practice tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. Learners read an informative text, then answer 10 questions.
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Country: United Kingdom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars use the Internet to examine the food, sports and history of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. They view photographs and maps.
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The UK and the Republic of Ireland

For Students 4th - 8th
In this maps worksheet, students label the cities and countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and answer a short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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The United Kingdom

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this United Kingdom instructional activity, students label the capitals and color the countries of the United Kingdom. Students complete 8 tasks.
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Map of United Kingdom and Ireland

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Map of United Kingdom and Ireland worksheet, learners add details to a map of the United Kingdom and Ireland. They may also add color.
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United Kingdom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the geographical features of the United Kingdom. They create a clay, playdoh, or salt and flour map of the region. The maps should be labeled with landmarks and bodies of water. They can also draw maps on paper for...
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United Kingdom Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this global issues activity, students read the listed reference articles and then respond to 19 short answer questions about the economies of Ireland and Scotland.
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Traditional Food in the United Kingdom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read an article that discusses numerous food traditions.  In this ESL instructional activity, students work in small groups to complete a vocabulary assignment on the article, a brainstorming activity, writing an essay and...
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Destination-Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore Northern Ireland. In this social studies lesson, students read about Northern Ireland and write questions about the reading. Students share their questions with classmates.
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Living in the UK

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students research the countries in the United Kingdom. In this geography lesson plan, students visit suggested websites and complete the included worksheets. Students work in pairs to complete the questions. This is a WebQuest lesson plan.
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General Election in the UK

For Students 9th - 12th
In this United Kingdom election learning exercise, students research the listed Web sites regarding elections in the country and then respond to 9 multiple choice and short answer questions about the selection.
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Destination UK - Northern Ireland

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study Northern Ireland as one of the countries that make up the United Kingdom. They examine the differences between Great Britain, the UK, and the British Isles by participating in readings, true and false activities, and...
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Knowledge Test #1 about U.K. and U.S.A.

For Students 7th - 8th
In this knowledge test #1 about U.K. and U.S.A. worksheet, students interactively answer 30 multiple choice questions about the U.K. and the U.S.A.
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Teaching English: Northern Ireland

For Students 6th - 8th
In this northern Ireland activity, students complete a matching activity, and true/false and short answer questions after reading short paragraphs of text.
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Ireland Divided

For Students 5th - 8th
In this worksheet on the division of Ireland, students read about southern and northern Ireland, then read about the religious divide.
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Laws that Isolated and Impoverished the Irish

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify the reasons for the mass starvation in Ireland in the 1800's. They analyze the historical and political forces that caused the famine and discuss the potato blight itself in detail.
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Map Activities

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography learning exercise, students follow the directions and shade 3 different regions of a UK political map, shade European Union countries on a political map of Europe, match 4 physical feature of Africa to their...
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Exploring the Objectives of the European Union

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the members of the EU and brainstorm on how these countries would benefit by having an alliance. In groups, they examine the main objectives of the EU and present to the class.
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Geography A to Z - All Around Europe #2

For Students 7th - 8th
In this geography worksheet, students complete seven questions that expand their knowledge and understanding of the European geographical names.
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Saint Patrick's Day - Cloze Activity

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about St. Patrick's Day traditions while filling in the blanks with prepositions, articles, and conjunctions in a one-page cloze activity. Grammarians can get a score and see correct answers in this online interactive exercise. For...
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Crossword Capitals of Countries

For Students 4th - 6th
In this capitals of countries worksheet, students research and find the capitals of thirty-six countries in order to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Word Search Match: Capitals of Countries

For Students 4th - 6th
For this capitals of countries worksheet, students write the matching clue number by each capital and then locate and circle/highlight each of the thirty-six capitals in a word search puzzle.
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What about Continental Drift?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the Continental Drift by researching for evidence of continental movement. The teaching explains the theory of plate tectonics and the Earth's magnetic field. They conclude the activity by watching the video of "In...