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Curated OER

Finding Our Way Home: Immigration to the United States, 1815-1860

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners break into families of 4 members. They brainstorm issues that they would encounter as an immigrant family by creating a web. Students are given roles to research focusing on that perspective: father, mother, grandparent, and child.
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Curated OER

Discovering Your Heritage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interview a family member about their heritage. They listen to and record part of their family's oral history. Students also create and label a family tree going back a minimum of two generations and compare and contrast...
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Curated OER

Religion, Culture, and Diversity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study world religions. In this diversity activity, students interview their grandparents and other older adults about their religious beliefs and traditions. Students research world religions and discuss the diversity of...
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Curated OER

Valentine's Gift Day Vouchers

For Teachers K - 5th
Students design and create a gift voucher. In this Valentine's Day gift voucher lesson plan, students determine chores or ways they could assist their loved ones and add these to a booklet. Students decorate the cover and prepare the...
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

How Families Change

For Teachers K Standards
Changes in the family such as a new baby, divorce, a new job, or death are the focus of a lesson that examines how every family is different. Scholars draw a picture of their family then share the changes that have occurred within it....
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Curated OER

Generations: An Exploration of our Families Through Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete a unit of lessons on families. They read and analyze various stories, label a map, assemble sentences, write letters to grandparents, analyze character traits, and write and illustrate a sheet for a class book.
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Curated OER

The Cherokee: Trail Where They Cried

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read the Trail of Tears about the Cherokee Nation removal and write a letter pretending they are the grandparent of a Cherokee child. In this Trail of Tears lesson plan, students understand the changing of boundaries.
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PPT
Curated OER

Changes in Relationships

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Little learners can discuss and consider how relationships change. This presentation asks them  if they have brothers and sisters, new babies, or grandparents in the family. They think about who needs help and the type of relationships...
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Curated OER

Oral Genealogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research their family histories by conducing interviews with parents and grandparents. They put their histories into a chant or a chart/family tree and present it to their class.
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Curated OER

Family Fables, Facts, and Other True Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners conduct an interview about their family with their parents and/or grandparents. They write a story based on interview facts and create a presentation for the class.
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Curated OER

Prom Letters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write two narrative letters, one to their grandparent and one to their best friend, describing their prom date. They organize the details on a graphic organizer, and write the letters addressing the style, tone, and level...
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Curated OER

Family Dance Participation Night

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils participate in and practice dances in P.E. which are appropriate for their grade level. They invite parents, grandparents and sibilings to join a family dance participation night where all the participants dance simple, yet fun...
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Curated OER

The Impact of History: A Conversation with a Parent

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders interview parents about certain historical events. In this historical interview lesson plan, 7th graders create a web of events about historical events. Students interview their parents or grandparents about the event and...
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Curated OER

Family Trees

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students trace their family history back to their great-grandparents and examine where their family is from and what types of jobs their ancestors had. They also define different terms used to describe family relations such as...
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Curated OER

The Hello Goodbye Window: Visual Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a portrait of themselves with a grandparent.  In this visual art lesson, students read the book entitled The Hello Goodbye Window and discuss the events.  Students then draw a portrait of themselves and their grandparents...
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Curated OER

"FLIP-FLOP GIRL" BY KATHERINE PATERSON

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore websites about the book "Flip-Flop Girl" and author Katherine Paterson. There is also information about some of the major themes in the book such as the death of a parent, living with grandparents, and emotions.
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Curated OER

Discovering Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the origins of the families that make up their community by exploring their family's origins through themselves, parents, and grandparents. Students create a map marked with family origins for the class.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lower Elementary Family Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this lower elementary family word search learning exercise, students locate 9 words that are associated with families. They see the words in a list underneath the puzzle. They see words that include aunt, brother, cousin, and...
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Curated OER

Technology Shrinks the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the impact of inventions. In this technological advancements lesson, students compare the technology of the past to the technology of today. They identify inventions that were not available to their grandparents and have...
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Handout
T. Smith Publishing

Writing a Friendly Letter

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Just because kids today are well-versed in texting and emails doesn't mean they shouldn't learn how to write a friendly letter! Reinforce their letter-writing skills with a lesson focused on the elements of a friendly letter, as well as...
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Messenger Education

Dangers of Radiation Exposure

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Gamma radiation, which is harmful, is useful in treating cancers. In the second lesson plan in a series of four, young scientists take surveys and calculate their yearly exposure to ionizing radiation. Then they read about how harmful...
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Interactive
DocsTeach

Immigration to America: Stories and Travels

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An eye-opening activity uses documents and photos to help academics understand the factors that pushed or pulled immigrants to America. Young historians group photos based on a push or pull factor, then complete a worksheet. Scholars...
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Curated OER

The Ku Klux Klan In Indiana: 1920-1930

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana from 1920-1930. They read an informational handout, define key vocabulary terms, conduct an interview with a parent or grandparent, write a family history, and role-play a scenario.
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Curated OER

The Landscape

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create works of art that portray their connection to their environment, construct class sculptural landscape, record changes to their environment since their grandparents' time, and paint one referenced art work from new...

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