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  • LESSON PLANS

    "The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…

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    Historical Sites Project

    Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.

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    Speech
    American History/U.S. History
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    A Pilgrim Conversation

    Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims as they land at…

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    Communities: Past and Present

    Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    State Scavenger Hunt

    Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.

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    Library Resources
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    U.S. States
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    Influencing Others in Our World

    Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who have positively…

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    African-American History
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  • Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

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    Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

    The discussion topics, lessons and activities in this educator's guide for Al Capone Does My Shirts will help you…

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    Novels
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    Life on the Prairie

    Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…

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    Make a Map Jigsaw Puzzle

    Students will review U.S. geography as they create jigsaw puzzles from a printable map. Use this jigsaw puzzle game to…

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    Geography
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    Great Mail Race Survey

    Students create a survey to use in the Great Mail Race as a way of learning more about the United States.

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    U.S. States
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    Marie Curie's Discovery

    Students learn about Marie Curie's research and amazing discoveries that led to the Nobel Prize in physics.

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    Scientists
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Rocks in My Pocket

    Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Labor
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    Immigrants' Experiences

    Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived at Ellis Island. Then,…

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    Immigration
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    Presidential Trading Cards

    Students will use the Internet to gather data about the presidents of the United States. They will use this information…

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    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Presidents
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    Letter for Great Mail Race

    Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.

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    Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips
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  • What Really Happened?

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    What Really Happened?

    In this activity, students will have to check facts and references in a historical fiction story for accuracy.

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  • Celebrating Presidents' Day

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    Celebrating Presidents' Day

    Celebrate President's Day with this printable computer activity. Students choose a U.S. President to write about, and…

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    U.S. Presidents
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    Old Sturbridge Village

    Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New England town during that…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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    Immigrant Families

    Students travel back in time to learn about the lives of the immigrant families who made their home in a tenement on New…

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    Immigration
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    The Era of Thomas Jefferson

    This lesson plan focuses on Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn an appreciation for 19th-century life and the…

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    Colonial America Kaleidoscope

    Students use the information they obtain through independent research to create a Colonial Kaleidoscope -- a colorful…

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    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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    Colonial American Gazette

    Assign a project that centers on the creation of a publication called the Colonial American Gazette. Children will…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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  • Strides for Women Posters

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    Strides for Women Posters

    Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the information. This is a great lesson…

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    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)

    The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will give students a chance to…

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    Colonization
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