LESSON PLANS
After introduction to a family tree website, students are inspired to research their own family histories.
Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.
Connect social studies and technology with a family tree PowerPoint presentation. In this lesson, students study their…
Use this vocabulary list with the "Communities" lesson.
Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large portion of their stories on…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Students learn the basics of an organization chart in this printable PowerPoint activity on family trees.
BOOK GUIDES
Sign of the Beaver, written by Elizabeth George, is a timeless story about a boy in eighteenth-century Maine helped to…
Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…
Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.
Use this vocabulary list with the lesson Train to Somewhere.
Use this checklist for assessment with the lesson Train to Somewhere.
Share the history of Father's Day with your students and make bar graphs and pie charts using relevant statistics.
Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in…
WORKSHEETS
Use this activity to teach students about the stages that a family goes through.
Extend reading comprehension with a by using a literature guide of enrichment activities and Internet resources to…
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.
Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.
Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.
Share the history of Father's Day with your students and brainstorm about what fatherhood means. The brainstorming can…
Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New England town during that…
A visit to a virtual honeybee hive illustrates what it takes to make a successful community.
