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Vocabulary Quiz for Stone Fox
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions for the book Stone Fox. Students complete 20 matches on this worksheet.
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Communications
Students incorporate different disciplines into this instructional activity. In this science instructional activity, students investigate the use of communicating without words, and how it is different than communicating with words. They...
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Language Arts: Putting Together a Position Paper
Students are able to identify the target audience for their writing. They are able to create an appropriate format for their papers. Students are able to focus on the developing clear arguments and supporting all key points with facts.
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Ellis Island: Gateway To America
Fifth graders study the immigration station on Ellis Island. Through several activities, they see that immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island came to America from different countries, mostly those in Europe, for a variety of reasons.
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Indian Reservation Haiku Poem
Students examine and write about the relocation of Native Americans to Indian reservations. They view and discuss primary source photographs, brainstorm for details and emotions in a small group, and write a Haiku poem about the...
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The 1726 Casco Bay Treaty Conference
Students simulate the Casco Bay Treaty Conference. They read and discuss an excerpt from the Conference proceedings. They work in groups to discuss the concerns of the Conference and why the Indians conceded. They write a response to...
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The importance of names
For this Harry Potter worksheet, students write descriptions for how J.K Rowling's titles of books used in the Harry Potter books are related to the author's name. Students complete 5 descriptions.
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Little Red Hen
Young scholars explore the story of the Little Red Hen. They listen to and discuss the story, create puppets and retell the story, and make bread using a bread in a bag recipe.
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Literature Review
High schoolers review for a literature exam by answering knowledge question, interpretation questions and judgement questions about a novel or story they have just read.
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The Restoration Colonies
Explore the earliest American cities in this presentation, which details the demographics, geography, and characteristics of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas, among others. These slides help to fill in the gap between the...
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The Birth of an American Hero: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow???s ???Paul Revere???s Ride???
Students examine the heroic archetype and apply it to the history of Paul Revere's Ride and to Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride." They identify heroic qualities, discuss archetypes, read and discuss Joseph Campbell's "Stages of the...
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The Age of Jackson (5)
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 17 fill in the blank questions regarding the Andrew Jackson presidency. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Age of the "Isms"
In this online interactive world history activity, high schoolers answer 20 matching questions regarding government and society. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Voter Qualifications Among the States
Twelfth graders research the voting qualifications for each state. In this American Government lesson, 12th graders complete a worksheet on the main ideas they have researched.