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Sport as Social Ritual

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners become familiar with the sport that became a social ritual in ancient American cultures, examining its importance. They gain an understanding of how contemporary sports have acquired importance within modern American culture.
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Introduction to the Maya Civilization

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Maya civilization. In this Maya civilization lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint presentation and record notes. Students explore several important landmarks, such as the "Magician's Palace" at Uxmal.
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Colors and Fruit

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Review colors in Spanish by presenting different photographs and asking your charges to identify the colors in each picture. Consider bringing in pictures from Spain, Mexico, or another Spanish-speaking country to make the activity more...
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Words starting with GL

For Students 10th - 11th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best choice to complete the sentence. They are challenged with difficult words that contain a gl-blends.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 10 - Exercise 1b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Time

For Students 6th - 8th
How do we express time in Spanish? Use this activity to assess how well your class knows different words that express time. Most of the 20 sentences look at month vocabulary. 
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Ball games

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ball games worksheet, students read a passage about ball games and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 multiple choice questions about ball games.
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AIH-16: Effect of Revolutionary War on American Indians

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how American Indian cultures changed as a result of the Revolutionary War.
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Poverty Point Earthworks: Louisiana's Ancient Inhabitants

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the prehistoric earthworks site at Poverty Point, Louisiana. They compare the Louisiana artifacts and structure to the remains and knowledge of other ancient cultures. They present their research to the class.
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Crossing the Color Line

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the series "Unforgiveable Blackness". They analyze Jack Johnson's life to investigate the legal system and interracial relationships. They examine how segregation was threatened by peole allowing to marry ones out of their...
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Self-Portrait Unit - Lesson #1

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create self-portraits using artistic elements found in Hispanic culture and, specifically, the art of Frida Kahlo. The lesson can be adapted for any culture/country and requires an outside person with cultural knowledge.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this subject-verb agreement learning exercise, students determine the verb that correctly completes a sentence. In this multiple choice learning exercise, students complete ten sentences.
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Facing History and Ourselves

Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how people throughout time have responded to questions regarding identity. For this The House on Mango Street lesson, 6th graders create an identity chart for a fictional character and then write personal essays...
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Facing History and Ourselves

What Does It Mean to Belong?

For Teachers 6th
After reading and analyzing The 'In' Group by Eve Shalen, sixth graders consider how the categorization of people results in exclusion, discrimination, and injustice. 
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Oklahoma Stone Soup

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Class members complete activities related to the story "Oklahoma Stone Soup." First, pupils read, discuss, and answer questions about the story. Next, to incorporate math into the lesson, learners make stone soup using a variety of...
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Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover details about ancient Egyptian funerals. For this ancient Egypt lesson, students compare and contrast modern funeral rites to those practiced by ancient Egyptians. Teachers may also access the suggested print and online...
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Corn: An A--Maizing Plant

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the history of corn. In this agriculture lesson, 3rd graders discuss the history of corn and identify the corn belt on a map. Students dissect kernels of corn and discuss their observations.
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Environmental Limitations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the environmental factors that affect population growth. In this biology lesson, 7th graders create a city following certain criteria. They present their posters in class.
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The Physics of the Planets: How 16th and 17th Century Physicist Helped Us Understand Our Solar System

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders draw the paths of the planets in the solar system. In this astronomy lesson, 8th graders calculate speed of objects using distance and time information. They research about the work of scientists in the 16th and 17th century.
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Civilizations of the Americas

For Teachers 7th
Study and compare multiple aspects of both Aztec and Inca civilizations. Young historians explain how each of the empires came to be, and how they were both defeated by the Spanish. The resource starts out as a good lesson, but is...
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Let's Go Maya!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students make an ancient Maya travel guide. For this ancient Maya lesson, students use knowledge from previous lessons to design a travel guide. They include important information for a traveler who wants to visit an ancient Maya city....
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Abuela's Weave Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read and response to the book, Abuela's Weave. In this African-American literature activity, students discuss pre-reading questions, that focus on family traditions and make predictions about the text. Students read the text and...
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CONCEPTS IN NUMBER THEORY.

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the Maya culture and their achievements in mathematics, how bacteria grow exponentially, use rational numbers to convert back and forth between Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit, how some architectural designs are examples of...
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Green Corn Festival

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students reflect in journals how the Green Corn Festival compares to present day holidays and look for ways that the tribes celebrate it differently.

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