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Birth of America
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Your students will enjoy reading July 4 trivia, a whimsical diary of the Declaration, and letters by Abigail Adams, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. You'll also find plenty of patriotic poems and songs, which will be a fun supplement to any U.S. history course.

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Metaphor Unit Poems

ObjectivesStudents will define and recognize metaphors.Students will write poems using metaphors.

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Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe

Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.

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Acrostic Poems

In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide.

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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One

Emily Dickinson – Selected Poems – Series One Note: Of the 1,775 poems Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) wrote, only a ve...

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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two

Emily Dickinson – Selected Poems – Series Two Note: Of the 1,775 poems Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) wrote, only a ver...

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Holiday Poems

ObjectivesStudents will create a holiday poem.MaterialsPaper, pencilProcedures Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa.

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