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Diversity Geography
Ninth graders explore the diversity of people found throughout the world. In this Geography lesson, 9th graders create a short oral report describing that area.
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Social Studies and Children's Literature
Students are read a story about Alejandro and how he builds an oasis to attract animals. Using the text, they discover the needs of the animal not only for water but for safety. They discuss different environmental issues as well as...
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What is Islam? Who Are Muslims?
Ninth graders discover Muslim beliefs. In this Islam lesson, 9th graders identify biases and stereotypes about Muslims. Students then research the cultures and traditions of Muslim nations creating PowerPoint presentations that feature...
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Continents of the World
Second graders participate in a lesson about how people are the same, how people are different and where the continents are located. They go on a trip around the woworld to visit a country in each continent.
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Explorers
Students search interactive sites to discover the history of exploration. They inspect an explorers' timeline and read about them. They participate in a Viking quest game and a multimedia recreation of Marco Polo's explorations.
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Native Americans 1700s-1800s
Eighth graders investigate and explain major Native American groups, events, individuals and conflicts from the 1700s through the 1800s in the early American colonies and the United States.
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Ft. Vancouver the Fur Trade: A Skin for a Skin
Students study Fort Vancouver. They discuss trading and what is meant by "a skin for a skin." They complete math story problems that represent possible trading scenarios. They explore the Chinook Jargon trade language.
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Ft. Vancouver Fur Trade: a Skin for a Skin
Students examine political presence of Hudson's Bay Company, explore economic impact of European demand for beaver pelts and the fur trapping trade, and practice counting in Chinook Jargon.
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Athabaskan Migration & Bering Strait
Learners examine the various migration patterns of the Athabaskan. In groups, they discuss the Bering Strait Land Bridge theory of migration and take notes on a lecture from their teacher. To end the lesson, they brainstorm the...
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Athabaskan Migration & Bering Strait
Students study Athabaskan migration patterns and the Bering Strait Land Bridge theory. They investigate the importance of the expansion of trade and compare the differences between American Indian oral tradition accounts of origin and...
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Discovering the Journal of Augustus Pelletier
Learners explore journals. In this Discovering the Journal of Augustus Pelletier lesson, students read the historical fiction book and conduct research activities to validate events in the plot that reflect the Lewis and Clark...
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South Carolina Responds
Learners examine and explain the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students summarize and evaluate several of the major battles that defined the Revolutionary War.and major battles involving...
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United States & Canada: How Are We The Same? How Are We Different?
Students compare and contrast similarities and differences between Canada and the US. In this geography lesson, students read various articles and identify similarities and differences in economies, cultures, geography, climate,...
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Native Indian Culture: Plains Indians in Montana
Students examine the culture of the Plains Indians. In this Montana history lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint presentation regarding the social, religious, and traditional life of the Plains Indians.
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Johnny Appleseed
Pupils engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...
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Where In the World Am I?
Learners identify their location in the world after studying latitude, longitude, relative location, and absolute location. They use assigned web site to find information to make a flipbook that answers questions about their location in...
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The Middle Passage
Eighth graders locate the Middle passage and describe the experiences of slaves in the Middle Passage. In this Middle Passage lesson, 8th graders describe life as a slave during the Middle Passage. Students write as if they...
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African Safari
Seventh graders examine different countries in Africa to research. They choose one to concentrate their research on using the five themes of geography. They design a multimedia presentation that will make up the African safari.
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World Map and Globe
Pupils locate and identify continents and countries. For this world map lesson, students locate and identify one country on each continent.
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Choosing Sides: The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution
High schoolers analyze the different roles assumed by various Native American tribes during the American Revolution. They examine the issues involved for Native Americans in choosing the British or the American side of the conflict, such...
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Dinosaurs In Argentina
Students study the fossils in Argentina and why it is a good place to find them. In this dinosaurs instructional activity students learn about the recent dinosaur excavations.
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Introduction to Restoration Lesson
Young scholars explore how pollution and invasive plants disrupt the ecosystem. For this restoration lesson students list materials that pollute wetlands, how people can keep them clean and ways in which invasive plants...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Stone Fox
Students read and complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the novel, Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Included are reading, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections. A vocabulary/spelling...
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Mural Mania
Students create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included...
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