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  • LESSON PLANS

    A Family Tree

    After introduction to a family tree website, students are inspired to research their own family histories.

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    Social Studies and History
    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • MAPS

    What Are the Modern Olympic Games?

    Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient Civilizations
    Ancient Egypt
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    Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation

    Connect social studies and technology with a family tree PowerPoint presentation. In this lesson, students study their…

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    Social Studies and History
    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
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    Labor Day Newspaper

    Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the various people and…

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    Jobs, Careers, and Occupations
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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    Fantasy Vacation

    Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.

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    Social Studies and History
    Explorers' Voyages and Travel
    Geography
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  • Modern Olympic Beginnings Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Modern Olympic Beginnings Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a general introduction to the beginnings of the modern Olympic Games with these PowerPoint slides. Visit…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient Greece
    Olympic Games
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  • Ancient Egypt: The Age of the Pharaohs Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Ancient Egypt: The Age of the Pharaohs Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce the defining characteristics of ancient Egypt, including pharaohs and pyramids, with these PowerPoint…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    Ancient Egypt
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    Inventions Plus

    Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and ones created to solve a…

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    Inventions
    Social Studies and History
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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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    Vocabulary
    American History/U.S. History
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Researching Our National Parks

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    Researching Our National Parks

    In this printable computer lesson and activity on National Parks, students develop their Internet research skills. Then…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Geography
    Social Studies and History
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  • Explorers of North America Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Explorers of North America Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce famous explorers of North America and their travels with these PowerPoint slides.Visit our DK Instant Expert…

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    Social Studies and History
    Explorers
    North America
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  • The Medieval Castle Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    The Medieval Castle Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a big picture overview of medieval castles with these PowerPoint slides. Students will learn the purpose…

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    Social Studies and History
    Middle Ages
    Historic Buildings and Sites
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    Life in Suburbia

    Students use websites from communities across the United States to study and compare suburbs.

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    Social Studies and History
    World History
    Historic Buildings and Sites
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  • How Far Is It?

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    How Far Is It?

    Hand out a printable computer activity that reinforces students' basic map skills, as they use the Internet to find the…

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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    A Family Tree Vocabulary

    Use this vocabulary list with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

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    Vocabulary
    Families
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    A Family Tree Checklist

    Use this checklist for assessment with the lesson Train to Somewhere.

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    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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  • Introducing Inventions Mini-Lesson – PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Introducing Inventions Mini-Lesson – PowerPoint Slideshow

    Use these PowerPoint slides to introduce the topic of inventions. Save this file to your computer and open it in…

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    Inventions
    Social Studies and History
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    creative writing
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  • Scribes of Ancient Egypt Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Scribes of Ancient Egypt Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    After ancient Egypt is introduced, use these PowerPoint slides to show students that scribes played an important role in…

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    Ancient Egypt
    Ancient History
    Social Studies and History
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  • 20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have…

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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    children's book
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  • Life in Ancient Greece Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Life in Ancient Greece Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a general overview of how the roles of men and women were different during ancient Greek times with these…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    Ancient Greece
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  • Beginnings of Ancient China Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Beginnings of Ancient China Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a general introduction to the beginning of the world's oldest continuous civilization-ancient China-with…

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    China
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  • Knights of the Middle Ages Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Knights of the Middle Ages Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce students to knights of the Middle Ages with these PowerPoint slides. Students will learn about some of the…

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    Social Studies and History
    European History
    Middle Ages
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    World War I: People, Places, and Events

    Students do independent research about the World War I topic of their choice.

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient History
    Olympic Games
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