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Definition Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this definition worksheet, students match the definition in column b with the words in column a. Students match 12 definitions to their words.
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Lesson Plan
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Remembering World War II

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read about America's participation in World War II. They study images, timelines, and other primary source documents.
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Anne Frank: Rescuers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss heroic behavior of individuals from the Holocaust. They examine early civilizations and their contributions to the foundations of human culture. They recognize that heroic behavior (just like discrimination) is done...
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Ethnic Groups in World War II

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students understands important issues, events and individuals of the 20th Century and can summarize the contributions of people of various racial and ethnic groups in the development of Texas and the United States.
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Pacific War Timeline

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students apply chronlogy through the sequencing of significan events from World War II in the Pacific. They draw a timeline by making a straight line and marking a place for every year from 1937-1945. During the visit to the George Bush...
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Worksheet 6: Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills instructional activity, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to find synonyms.
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Constitutional Resources

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students survey information on the Constitution. In these history lessons, students explore the founding principle's of the United States.
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Philippine Tourist Spots-Matching

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Philippine tourist spots worksheet, students complete multiple choice and true and false questions about the tourist spots. Students complete 22 problems.
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Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day lesson plan, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Learners learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday'...
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Poems Insprire Visual Art

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils examine artwork by artist Ernst Herter. They discuss what the art means to them. They create a collage to represent a poem of their chosing. They discover how literature is used as an inspiration for art.
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Famous Quotes and Mottos

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read about the accomplishments of John Paul Jones and the Continental Marines. They explore famous quotes and mottos, i.e. "Semper Fidelis." Students discuss other quotes or mottos by famous people in history. They discuss...
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Geographical Area Analysis

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Student explore the patterns and characteristics of major landforms, climates, ecosystems and cultures as they interact upon specific areas or regions. They prepare a geographic analysis of a given area.
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Anne Frank: Rescuers

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine how heroic behavior is done by average people who stay true to their beliefs. They investigate how discrimination can be prevented.
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Dragons Of China And Japan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create drawings of dragons that could be found in the art of Japan or China. The lesson involves two-days of instruction and leads to student examples of dragons four-times larger than the originals.
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The Home Front

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners describe the effects of World War II on the Home Front, including rationing, female employment, and the end of the Great Depression. This is done after performing intentional research into the subject.
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Japanese Empire and Culture in World War II

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze examples of major empires, summarize effects of imperialism on selected societies, identify examples of art and architecture that demonstrate artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures and/or describe an...
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What Is On The Coin

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies activity, students look at the different types of coins and focus upon reading a variety of facts and make notes concerning them.
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Worksheet
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Veteran's Day Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students complete the word search worksheet by locating the 10 words related to Veteran's Day.
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Who is Robert M. Glass? - Black History Month

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research the role of African Americans during the each of the United States' wars. In this African American history lesson, students research information and statistics about the role of African Americans in the following wars:...
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State Historical Society of Iowa: Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes

For Students 9th - 10th
Commemoration of the men and women of Iowa who have received the Medal of Honor for bravery in times of conflict.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Makes a Hero?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a hero?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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The Giraffe Heroes Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Giraffe Heroes Project honors people "who stick their necks out for the common good." This site tells the stories of these ordinary people who have shown the character to stand up against injustice or misfortune in real, effective...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Summon the Heroes: Classical Music to the Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout the ages, composers have celebrated the accomplishments of famous heroes through music. What does a hero sound like? Get ready to find out!