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Problem-Solving Processes and Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Nonfiction texts about people on the move provide young readers with an opportunity to examine not only the problem-solving strategies employed by immigrants, but to also find examples of figurative language these writers use to tell...
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The intent of this resource is to explore Latin American accomplishments in baseball, recognizing the changes in demographics of players over the last century. Social studies classes begin with a discussion and brainstorm surrounding...
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Cultural Diversity

For Teachers Higher Ed
Introducing the topic of cultural diversity and the social issues surrounding it, this presentation will get your students thinking about stereotypes involving race, gender, and sexual orientation. Affirmative action and positive and...
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Ad Nauseam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the role of special-interest groups in American campaigns. They create their own political advertisements.
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My Antonia: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Use the well-known KWHL chart as a tool for building up to a research project and oral presentation related to Willa Cather's My Antonia. Starting with a class brainstorm, pupils research and gradually narrow down topics relating to...
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Coming To America

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the history of America with the help of children's literature. The story is structured as a timeline that begins at the time of Columbus and progresses to the present. The teacher reads the story with the class and...
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Pennsylvania Colony

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the main reasons for the colonists moving to the Pennsylvania colony. They analyze maps, label a bubble map, list similarities/differences of immigrants then and now, and create a colonial newspaper advertisement.
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Digital Dreams

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a speech.  In this dreams lesson, students define the word dreams and list their own dreams.  Students read and discuss Langston Hughes work, read and discuss excerpts from speeches by JFK and Martin Luther King, Jr., and...
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Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health- American Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore migration and why people move. They explore the movement of native populations. Students explore the economy as an factor in migration. They discuss the exploitation of the migrant worker.
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Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Encourage readers to compare and contrast the information that they find in informational text with a variety of reading passages and worksheets. Learners read all about subjects in science, social studies, and literature before...
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Indian Land Tenure Foundation

A Sense of Belonging

For Teachers K - 2nd
In order to understand how the land changes over time because of the people who live there, learners interview an elderly person about the past. Children ask an older family member to describe what the local area was like when they were...
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Subject and Predicates, Oh My!

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Eliminate all doubt when it comes to sentence structure with nine thorough lesson plans. Whether you want your young writers to vary their sentence structure or shore up their knowledge of conjunctions and semicolons, these lessons are a...
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Ethnic Groups of Utah

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate how ethnic minorities have impacted the State of Utah.
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History of American Child Labor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the historical and social issue of child labor. They examine the photographs of Lewis Hine to see evidence of child labor and decide how the photographs depict the historical impact of the practice. They write a letter to...
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The American Rainbow

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the concept of ancestry. Using their own family, they gather information related to the family roots. In groups, they locate the countries on a map and discuss the concept of migration. They identify...
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Work: Popular, Trade, or Scholarly

For Students 10th - 12th
In this popular, trade, or scholarly article worksheet, students read and review at least three given articles.  Students identify the type of article and give reasons for their choice. Students are given a list of questions to consider...
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Treaties

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate Canadian history by examining the alliances made in the past. In this Canadian treaties instructional activity, 5th graders identify the Native Americans of Canada, known as the First Nations people or...
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Understanding The Progressives And Their Viewpoints

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the Progressive Era in American history (1900-1917). They use the internet and other sources to research the Progressive Movement, identify three Progressive presidents, and explore considered reforms. Students...
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Oral History

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore cultural diversity, the difficulties of immigration, and lost cultures. They study historical events such as the Holocaust.
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Brucemore Mansion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a closer look at Brucemore Mansion. In this Iowa history lesson, students research what life was like at the mansion during the Gilded Age and through history. Students also research the responsibilities of servants as well...
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History & Diversity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students list the qualities needed to build strong family relationships. They gain an appreciation for the sacrifices of their ancestors who came to America and gain insights into the many fine qualities of minority families.
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Culture Clash

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students watch the movie, Mr. Baseball, and discuss the difference between Japanese and American cultures.
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Cultural America

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the cultural differences that can be found in America. They discuss what it means to be called an American. The patterns of migration to America are discussed with the use of maps and geographical terms....
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how Arnold Schwarzenegger rose to the top of Hollywood's A-list through sheer muscle and determination. Born in a small Austrian village, Arnold buffed not only his body, but his image and ego.