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abcteach

Abcteach: Frases Y Dibujos: Que Significa El Dibujo? Los Vaqueros [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a Spanish language practice quiz where students test their reading comprehension by selecting the correct phrase that accompanies a small color drawing of different Cowboy related scenes.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Global Gateway: Meeting of Frontiers

For Students 9th - 10th
From cossacks to cowboys, this Library of Congress special online collection looks at American westward exploration and expansion, and Russia's eastward reach into and conquest of Siberia. Includes historical information and timelines,...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Mexico's Charros Are a Breed Apart

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, general article on the Mexican cowboy and the rich history of the culture.
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Library of Congress

Loc: First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald explores major moments in the jazz singer's career.
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Unit Plan
Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Chapter Nine: Ranching Heritage [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A teacher guide designed to support a visit to the Bullock Museum, but can be used on its own using available resources. Includes information, discussion questions, activities, and worksheets. This module looks at the history of ranching...
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PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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PBS

Pbs: American Roots Music

For Students 9th - 10th
If teaching a unit about the history of popular music in America, this PBS web site supporting their four-part TV broadcast of a few years ago would make a great resource. Includes lesson plans and oral histories too.
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Other

The Food Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of food resources-- in chronological order can be viewed at this site. Want to know what the pioneers cooked or when agriculture began? When was the Moon Pie invented? How about jelly beans, catsup, or breakfast cereal?...
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Handout
PBS

American Experience: Buffalo Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1-hour documentary presents a portrait of William Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. A western frontier legend in the 1880s, his Wild West Show travelled the globe making the American West into the American story.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Outlaws in Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the cultural icon of the western "outlaw" in the context of the state of Utah.
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Other

Country Music Television: Gene Autry Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the "Singing Cowboy", Gene Autry. This site provides biography information, photos, lyrics, discography, awards, and news concerning the life and accomplishments of Gene Autry.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Going Some by Rex Ellingwood Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the western novel Going Some by Rex Ellingwood Beach. Four cowboys inclined their bodies over the barbed-wire fence which marked the dividing-line between the Centipede Ranch and their own, staring mournfully...
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Lesson Plan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 32: The John Travolta Syndrome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The songs and movies of modern times have had a major influence on fashion. Coincidentally, many of these important fashion-influencing films of recent times had one thing in common: John Travolta. From the white leisure suits ofSaturday...
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eBook
PBS

Pbs: Archives of the West: The Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the version of Buffalo Bill Cody's autobiography, from this text originally published in 1917. Presented as html text chapter by chapter, it makes interesting reading.
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Other

The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
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eBook
University of North Carolina

North American Slave Narratives: Life and Adventures of Nat Love

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text of the book, "The Life and Adventures of Nat Love," an autobiography written by Nat Love.
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Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Mexican American Culture Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structure of Mexican society in the 19th century and the cultural clashes that resulted in their dealings with Americans in Texas.
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Other

Ellen's Place: Will Rogers 1879 1935

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides extensive information on the life and philosophy of Will Rogers.
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PBS

Pbs: Frederic Remington

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides biographical information on painter Frederic Remington, including a timeline, list of works, image, and links.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Aaron Copland "Hoe Down"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Several radio shows with music clips regarding "Rodeo" and other works by Copland. Click to a short biography.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Butch Cassidy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features an article on the life and exploits of the outlaw Butch Cassidy.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Memory: Montana

For Students 3rd - 5th
Who were the first white explorers to "set foot in Montana?" Find out more about the Native American population living in Montana. Draw on the experience of the Native American population.
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Lesson Plan
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Ranching in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they investigate the history of cattle branding and ranching, and research a...
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Other

Manitoba Agricultural Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Agriculture plays an important part of Manitoba's history, economy, environment and future. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum offers visits to its site in rural Manitoba, and through this website explains important aspects of farming in...

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