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Journey to America
Fifth graders carefully analyze the artwork, Les Emigrants, and explore the reasons that people emigrated to the United States, and what life was like for new arrivals. They discuss what things immigrants were able to bring with them and...
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The Order of Good Cheer: Living it Up At "Club Champlain"
Seventh graders participate in a role play activity to study the development of the fur trade in North America and leaders like Champlain.
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Bison on the Plains
Fifth graders explore U.S. geography by reading assigned text about American Indians. For this migration lesson, 5th graders identify the differences between Native Americans and European settlers who traveled through middle America in...
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Voyage
Students listen to N.C, Wyeth's Pilgrims and discuss what the Mayflower looked like. In this Mayflower lesson, students use sensory words to describe what it was like on the Mayflower. Students illustrate their vision of the Mayflower.
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Jazz's Beginnings
Learners examine jazz's roots and their hybridization in New Orleans in the early 20th century. They listen to ragtime and jazz recordings, then complete worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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The Patchwork Path
Fourth graders investigate slavery by reading a book with their classmates. In this abolitionist movement lesson, 4th graders read the story The Patchwork Path, and discuss the creation of the Underground Railroad. Students create...
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Dream Catcher
Seventh graders discover the purpose of dream catchers. In this Native American customs lesson, 7th graders read stories that feature dream catchers, discuss their significance, and then create their own.
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Khan Academy: The Medici Collect the Americas
Across Europe, many powerful individuals sought to acquire objects taken from the Americas, as a way to know the unknown, to exert some control over the colonial processes underway, and to possess exotic and rare things. The Medici...
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Khan Academy: Introduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas
When the Spanish Crown (the monarchy) learned of the promise of wealth offered by vast continents that had been previously unknown to Europeans, they sent forces to colonize the land, convert the indigenous populations, and extract...
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Khan Academy: The Convento of San Nicolas De Tolentino, Actopan, Hidalgo
After the Conquest, Spanish colonizers' first task was to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity and eliminate their religious beliefs. Painted murals within their missions demonstrate the great fear and urgency of the...
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Khan Academy: Atrial Cross at Acolman
The Atrial Cross at Acolman offers a fascinating look into the interactions between Spanish friars and Nahua converts in the years directly following the conquest of Mexico. View pictures and descriptions of the cross and the Augustinian...
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