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Life in a Big Urban City in the Gilded Age

For Teachers 10th - 12th
While this presentation is not heavy in text it more than makes up for it with the telling images of life in New York at the turn of the century. Use as a supplemental lecture tool when covering immigration, tenements, Shirtwaist...
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Society in the 1950s (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students respond to 8 matching questions regarding 1950's America. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Learning to give: freedom songs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn freedom songs and discuss how the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement used them to motivate people to overcome adversity during this time. In this freedom songs lesson, students learn the songs and discuss their...
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Character Education - Self Respect, Respect for Others

For Teachers K
Students respond the story of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and discuss the ways in which she showed respect for herself and for others.
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Evaluate the Main Characters? Problem-Solving Processes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read passages from several sources and evaluate the text for various criteria. In this problem solving lesson, students evaluate character problem solving processes after reading passages. They will use a Venn Diagram to compare...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this American Civil Rights Movement lesson, students determine whether or not they would have taken part in the boycott and write a 5 paragraph essay about the implications of partaking.
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Author Study

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine and identify the characteristics of the different genres of literature. After being read and reading various stories, they identify how different books by the same author carry the same story elements. They discuss how...
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Hoe Down: An Integrated Unit on Social, Folk & Square Dancing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders experience the movements required to perform social, folk and square dancing. They describe each dance movement. Students discuss the elements found in folk art, folk music, and fold dance.
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Breaking Barriers with Melba Pattillo

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to individuals who made the civil rights movement a success. They examine, analyze and interpret the events and people who had a significant and stirring impact on the course of history through stories,...
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Mali

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders begin the lesson by reading primary sources about the country of Mali. Using maps drawn in the past, they discuss what they can gather about the country from the map and how it has changed over time. They use a graphic...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the contributions of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In this service learning lesson, students explore the work of Jackie Joyner-Kersee as an Olympic athlete and philanthropist.
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define discrimination and relate it to their own experiences. In this discrimination lesson, students discuss feeling like a stranger and complete a personal experiences worksheet. Young scholars then find strategies to...
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Defenders of Justice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research abolitionists, civil rights advocates, and their allies to learn about racism and justice. In this racism and justice lesson, students define justice and sing a song about activism. Students review the biographies...
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Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze historic rulings that played roles in the Civil Rights Movement. In this civil right lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding Plessy v. Ferguson, Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of...
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White Anti-Racist Biographies: Early Grades

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research white anti racists including Laurie Olsen, Myles Horton, and others. In this anti racist lesson plan, students complete an online treasure hunt where they research these people and fill in the blanks to sentences about...
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How does it feel? Why is the Civil Rights Movement so Important?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the Civil War. In this US history lesson, 5th graders simulate what life was like during the Civil War by having two groups with one group given more materials than the other group. Students then draw a portrait of...
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Bingo Dabber Pictures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make dot pictures using bingo marker dabbers. In this art lesson, students enjoy making dots and creating pictures out of the dots.
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Bubble Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students add color to the bubbles. In this art lesson, students lightly blow the bubbles onto the paper and then the paper dries. Students enjoy making an easy art project.
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Colored Glue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice creating colors. In this visual arts lesson, students use glue and food coloring to create new color combinations. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Garden Starters

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students grow their own gardens. In this planting lesson, students use egg cartons to start their own gardens by planting and caring for seeds. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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Ice Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students melt colored ice cubes which are created from a funnel, balloons, water, and food coloring. In this ice lesson plan, students put food coloring into water in a balloon, freeze it, and see how the food coloring ended up making...
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Pepper Shamrock Prints

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students print paper using green paint. In this art lesson, students dip open halves of bell peppers in green paint and make prints that resemble shamrocks. Students use their imagination and decorate the paper for St. Patrick's Day.
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Sand Table Fillers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play with different textures in the sand box or large bin. In this sand table lesson plan, students play with sand, corn soy beans, scoops, spoons, cars, and more.
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Wall Paper and Paint Mosaic

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a wall mosaic. In this art activity, students post one large piece of butcher paper on a wall. Pieces of construction paper are torn into small squares. These small squares are dipped in the paint and put on the large...

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