A Meat By Any Other Name. . .

Slippery Rock? Bird In Hand? Philadelphia? Every country, state, town, river and mountain was named by someone. While the focus of this instructional activity is how places in South Carolina were named, the skills taught are universal...

Create "MySpace" posters with this presidential history activity. Learners choose 20th or 21st century presidents to research and create "MySpace" posters that feature the president they research. Adaptation: Change "MySpace" to...

As Shakespeare famously wrote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but can the same be said for a state? In this elementary geography lesson, students are assigned specific states to research using the information they find...

Discover how the United States Congress has used the Commerce Clause to regulate business activity, set a national minimum wage, limit the age of child laborers, and other important measures with these informative worksheets.

This poster goes well beyond any traditional worksheet in allowing learners to analyze a variety of primary source documents related to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Students examine the differences between the definitions of race and ethnicity defined by the United States government. After reading an article, they discuss the possiblity of the elimination of some races from the 2010 census. They...

Students collect information from headstones about names of the deceased in their local community. They determine the most common names and graph them. They discuss their findings with the class.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. The game today is all about names, names and the Arabic alphabet. Learners are debriefed on the significance of Arabic art and calligraphy. After lecture they practice writing their names...

Young scholars build vocabulary skills by rewriting the names of some popular holiday songs, and create a fun "Holiday Tune" bulletin board display.

Students research a hero among their family and friends. They conduct an interview, identify the character traits of their personal hero, organize their research material, and create a digital slideshow presentation.