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The Comanche and the Horse
There was a time when the Comanche controlled an empire in North America, and the heart and soul of that empire was the horse. Scholars use the installment of the larger Native American Sacred Stories series to explore how the Spanish...
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Wichita and Comanche Villages
Fourth graders examine the villages of the Wichita and Comanche Indians while conducting research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create the context for class discussion while focusing on the lifestyles...
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Culture Connect: Experience the Culture of the World
A rich series of activities introduces learners to the concept of culture by closely examining the behaviors, practices, and art of three distinct peoples: the Highland Maya of Guatemala, the Hmong of China and Southeast...
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Native Americans
Students explore Native American cultures. In this cultural comparisons lesson, students participate in several activities that compare and contrast the culture of the Hopi and Comanche Tribes.
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Examples of Sharing as Told Through a Native American Legend
Students explore community problem solving. In this cross-curriculum literature and social studies lesson plan, students listen to The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola and discuss how a Native American community problem was...
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Footprints: Take a Step into Estimation
Compare sizes of student footprints with those of elephants and sauropod dinosaurs! Upper graders make estimations of the areas of irregular shapes; learners use grids to make and explain estimates within low and high ranges.
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A Handy Measure
Hold your horses! Young learners discover the history behind measuring the height of horses "by hands." They also study the history of Oklahoma, and how horses played such an important role in settling the state. An excellent worksheet...
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A Handy Measure
How many hands tall are you? Challenge kids to measure themselves the way the 19th century Oklahoma horse traders measured their prize horses (can they guess how many hands tall a horse had to be?). There's some background information...
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The Great Military: Map of Texas
The battle at the Alamo may be one of the most famous military campaigns in Texas history, but it is by no means the only one. As part of their study of the military history of Texas, class members research less-well-known sites, locate...
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American Indian Reservation Controversies
Learners explore the history of government relations, policies and experiences with American Indian peoples. Using the internet and other sources, students research reservations, past and present. Given a real word problem, learners...
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Mannequin
Students participate in an activity designed to stimulate creative thinking, encourage cooperation, and help students get acquainted using newspapers and masking tape. Students must design and create an outfit for a member of their group.
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Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan
Third graders read Children of the Earth and Sky: Five Stories about Native American Children by Stephen Krensky. In this guided reading lesson, 3rd graders gain knowledge about various Native American tribes. Using a graphic organizer...
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Mannequin
Pupils design and construct an outfit for one member of their group using only newspapers and masking tape. This activity is designed to help students get acquainted with each other.
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Retiring Helicopters
Students discover how helicopters work through an interactive program. They also examine why helicopters are more difficult to fly than airplanes. They discover the history of the helicopter and how it has been used in military operations.
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Native American Tribes
In this Native American Tribes worksheet, students utilize a variety of skills to unscramble twenty three words that are associated with Native American Tribes.
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American Indian Reservation Controversies
Learners interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American history lesson, students research the reservation controversies of the 1870's. Learners use problem based learning...
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The Legend of the Blue Bonnet
Young scholars complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book The Legend of the Blue Bonnet. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short...
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Mannequin
Students create an outfit out of newspaper and masking tape to be placed on one of their classmates. In this outfit lesson plan, students have 10 to 20 minutes to complete the getting to know you activity.
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. . .And the Answer is
Students appreciate creative thinking and that some situations have more than one answer.
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Colorado: Reading Comprehension
In this Colorado reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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Selfless -- Selfish
Students discuss and illustrate concepts of selflessness and selfishness. They identify any act of selflessness in a performed story. They also list examples of acts of selflessness that can improve the quality of life.
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Oklahoma
In this geography activity, learners read a 2 page selection detailing the location, history and early statehood of Oklahoma. They answer 10 true or false questions based on the reading.
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Life Shields
Students create shields representing what they value most. In this art lesson, students observe shields in the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet and create their own shields depicting the four things they value most in life.
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Second Exercise in Parallelism
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students answer 9 short answer questions regarding parallelism. Students may submit their answers to be scored