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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Will Wear the Hats? Who Will Use the Tools?

For Teachers K
Students recognize that there are many different jobs available in our society. They see that all people can, based upon an individual's natural abilities and interests, select any job regardless of gender.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the lives of families in two different centuries. They compare the 1600's to the 1800's. Students write an essay about the differences and how they developed in history. Special attention is paid to the external...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computer/Video Game Illustration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review catalogs of different types of video or computer games. In groups, they write an explanation for each game. They create a screen highlight from a game of their choice and illustrate it on a piece of construction paper....
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti: Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?," into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. Students will determine if these graphs intersect and learn...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will have the opportunity to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot "Is leisure time really shrinking?" into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An analysis of leisure time activity in the early 20th century.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Recreation and Leisure Time on the Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the homesteaders on the American frontier added a little levity to their otherwise harsh frontier life, and in particular how women, how spent much time at home, worked to add variety to their lives. From a companion essay...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a photograph investigation, students examine leisure activities of the twentieth century and answer a list of questions.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Les Passe Temps

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn French vocabulary for leisure time and sports with this tutorial. Click on each section and subsection to complete practice activities. Each activity has an assigned point value. A link to vocabulary flashcards is included in the...
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Handout
Vassar College

Vasser College: 1896: Popular Amusements

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 6 Inventions That Transformed Housework

For Students 9th - 10th
Electric appliances large and small promised reduced drudgery. Most people take washers and refrigerators for granted today, a century ago, these machines revolutionized people's daily lives. The introduction of running water and...