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Staples Foundation For Learning

The President’s Desk

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
What stories can a desk paperweight and picture frame possibly tell us about the president of the United States? Pupils are transported to the desk of President John F. Kennedy through an engaging interactive site. The guide offers a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geography Application: The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 8th
A complete activity! The class reads the provided text, then answers the 7 critical-thinking questions. Topics covered are interpreting informational text, reading comprehension, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and US Policy. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lessons in Looking: Imperialism Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using a Smartboard, learners break apart symbolism found in a political cartoon published in 1902. They work to analyze the cartoon in terms of US Imperialism occurring in the late 1890s. All necessary materials are included in this well...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Nouns

For Students 6th - 8th
It couldn't be any simpler! Provide your Spanish language learners with this worksheet to test them on their ability to identify nouns in a sentence. They read the short sentences provided and choose the noun used in each sentence. 
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Lesson Plan
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Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the relationship of man and nature as portrayed in Stephen Crane's, The Open Boat." The third person, omniscient point of view, the depth of character analysis found in the story, and the emotions evoked by the author...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Autobiography through Objects

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Show youngsters how objects can tell a story! Here your class will learn about Cuban salsa dancer Celia Cruz by analyzing pictures of her dress, her shoes, and her marriage certificate. After describing Cruz's items and imagining what...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigrants Who Built America

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research the lives of ten famous immigrant Americans. They conduct research, and match names with the accomplishments of famous immigrants on a worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Democracy Wall

For Teachers 7th - 12th
How free are people in the United States, or in the world for that matter? The class reads and compares two articles that discuss levels of freedom enjoyed by different people around the globe. They discuss why some people have more...
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Lesson Plan
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Defining Democracy and Freedom

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This is a simple but effective introduction to democracy. It requires the class to generate working definitions of key terms (provided) and to determine the degree of democracy in various geographic locations today. After they conduct...
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
After reading Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, bring your class to the computer lab so they can study for an upcoming unit quiz. There are 12 multiple choice questions provided, and they all have to do with information recall.  
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PPT
Curated OER

Mock Election

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here is an excellent PowerPoint presenting loads of information about the US election process. Some of the topics included in the slide show: the reasons voting is important, how to choose a candidate, how the federal, state, and local...
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PPT
Curated OER

Kennedy Assassination: Cutting through Conspiracies

For Teachers 9th - 11th
First exploring the facts about the John F. Kennedy assassination, this impressive presentation dismantles many popular conspiracy theories about that fateful day. From Jack Ruby's motives to "the magic bullet" to Fidel Castro, the...
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PPT
Curated OER

World War I: The War to end all Wars

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Recap your WWI unit with this presentation. Provided are major war-time statistics, causes/results of the war, a list of countries involved, and escalation. This would be best used as a review tool.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Herblock at 100

For Students 8th - 12th
In celebration of renowned cartoonist Herb Block's Library of Congress exhibition, this handout includes 2 of his famous political cartoons for scholars to analyze. Background information describes "Herblock's" career, and talking points...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spanish Interrogatives

For Students 6th - 8th
Are your beginning Spanish speakers learning how to form questions? This activity contains two exercises related to interrogatives; the first exercise requires the learner to translate the interrogative into its English counterpart. The...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Which One Fits: Ser or Estar?

For Students 6th - 8th
Ser and estar have similar uses in Spanish. After studying their differences, give your Spanish classes this worksheet to assess their comprehension. Can they decide which sentence uses each verb and conjugate it correctly? 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Basic Spanish Crossword Puzzle

For Students 6th - 8th
Basic adverbs and descriptive words are reviewed in this crossword puzzle. The clues are written in Spanish, and each clue is clear and easy to understand. It's a great review for beginning Spanish speakers! 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ser Worksheet 4

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this basic verb conjugation worksheet to review the Spanish verb ser. Pair it with other worksheets on the verb to increase learner comprehension. 
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PPT
Curated OER

Development of American Political Parties: The Two-Party System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Was American politics always bound to the two-party system? Learn how the two-party system developed, why third parties tend not to do so well, and all the various political parties that have emerged throughout US history. Each party is...
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Teach with Movies

Learning Guide to Thirteen Days

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While Thirteen Days is a fantastic film to use in the classroom in reference to the Cold War and the Cuban missile crisis, it is important to take care to effectively and properly incorporate its contents into your curriculum. This...
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Handout
Lexington High School

In the Time of the Butterflies Packet

For Students 8th - 12th
Considering using Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies? Here's a resource designed to be used before and during a reading of her powerful story of the murder of the Mirabal sisters. Included in the packet is a vocabulary list,...
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Worksheet
Student Handouts

Foreign Affairs

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Inform your class about foreign policy during the Reagan administration. The resource includes a reading passage that gives an overview of foreign policy decisions made during the Reagan administration and nine questions for pupils to...
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Worksheet
Student Handouts

Working with Primary Sources: The Spanish-American War

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Examine the introduction to Our Islands in Their People, written by Major-General Joseph Wheeler. The excerpt, which is about two-and-a-half pages long, is included here along with six questions about the text. Pupils can learn about the...
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Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Finding Subjects and Predicates

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Diagramming sentences has never been easier. Four worksheets feature exercises on simple subject and predicates, complete subjects and predicates, as well as compound verbs. Kids indicate the parts of the sentences with circles and...

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