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Curated OER

Basic U.S. Geography

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Provide your 11th graders with a basic understanding of U.S. Geography. They label the state, regions, and boundaries found in the contiguous U.S. as well as Hawaii and Alaska. Then, they complete two Internet related activities. 
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Curated OER

Keeping Up With Capitals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in a class discussion where they identify the situations where capitalization is necessary. They complete worksheets embedded in the plan where they capitalize proper nouns such as names, holidays, and special events...
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Curated OER

The States and Capitals - Part One

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write the capital of the U.S. cities beside each state. In this U.S. capitals activity, students write each capital city next to the state.
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National External Diploma Program Council

Capitalization Review

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
Using correct grammar is a capital idea! Elementary readers review the rules of capitalization, including proper nouns, abbreviations of organizations, and holidays, before correcting the errors in two sets of sentences.  
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Curated OER

California Here We Come!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A highly relevant and great cross-curricular project! In teams, your class will plot a course from the East Coast to Sacramento, California passing through all of the state capital cities along the way. As part of the journey, teams will...
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Curated OER

Hula Hoop ABC Relays

For Teachers K
Adding hula hoops to any activity can present a fun challenge. This worksheet explains how to conduct an activity that combines the recognition of capital/lowercase letters and a hula hoop relay. Outside on the playground, each student...
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Curated OER

How Resourceful Are You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars examine the Nevada state quarter and discuss items on the quarter, categorizing them as natural resources, human resources, or capital resources. They paste other coins into correct categories depending on the resources...
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Curated OER

Capitals of Ohio

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct timelines of historic Ohio events and explain how it progressed from territory to state. They locate points of interest on a state map.
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BBC

Lug and the Giant Stork - Capital Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Capital letters are the star of the show in a wonderful language arts lesson. After a teacher-led demonstration and discussion on capital letters, groups of pupils get together and work on the computer to fix the flashing letters that...
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Kelly's Kindergarten

Kelly's Kindergarten: The Letter H

For Students K - 1st Standards
From hugs and hats to huts and heat, your youngsters will be identifying words that begin with the letter H in no time! Learners cut and paste images of words that begin with the letter H", as well as practice writing the capital and...
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Kelly's Kindergarten

Kelly's Kindergarten: P Words

For Students K - 1st Standards
From paperclips to pencils and pigs, your young learners will have a party identifying words that begin with the letter P! They begin by cutting and pasting images of those words to a worksheet, and then practice writing capital and...
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Curated OER

Revising vs. Editing

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
Are your young writers unsure of what to look for when asked to edit a draft of writing? Direct them to this simple and attractive printable, which uses two acronyms—ARMS (add, remove, move, substitute) and CUPS capitalize, usage,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Surprise!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 2)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Surprise! is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Cover an array of topics such as where we live, different times of day, shapes, the city and the country, what we do for fun, jobs, and games, all while practicing how to express...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Financial Literacy Infographic Scavenger Hunt

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A lesson in personal finance can be the most valuable part of a high school education. Connect the basics of banking with informational reading skills in a lesson that prompts teenagers to answer a series of questions based on an array...
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Curated OER

Nouns and Pronouns

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Young readers explore nouns and pronouns. They define what a noun is and highlight the nouns in given sentences. Learners are then introduced to pronouns, and identify them in simple sentences.
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Heritage Foundation

Procedural Rights: Amendments VI, VII, and VIII

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Even in court, your class members have procedural rights provided by the amendments. Teach high schoolers this important lesson by using the 18th installment of a 20-part unit exploring the US Constitution. The resource provides several...
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Curated OER

Geography Golf

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students practice their knowledge of states and capitals while at the same time working on motor skills. This activity also promotes working together in small groups.
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Curated OER

Social Studies - State Riddle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make distinctions between the states, their cities, and capitals, and create riddles for classmates to solve.
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Heritage Foundation

Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You wouldn't give someone a 10-day timeout for eating a piece of candy. The US government, too, does not believe in unreasonable punishment. A variety of exercises exploring the clauses of the US Constitution prompts class members to...
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Council for Economic Education

Athens and Sparta-Imagine the Possibilities

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Both Athens and Sparta made choices to survive in ancient Greece. Those choices were, in essence, economic ones about how to direct resources. A Venn diagram activity and reading ask class members to examine the connection between...
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Center for History Education

Guatemalan Coup of 1954: How Did the Cold War Influence American Foreign Policy Decisions?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Was it all about the bananas—or the fear of a communist threat? Young historians use a history lab to examine documents from the American-led 1954 Guatemalan coup. Using graphics, government documents, and speeches, they examine the...
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Basic Handwriting for Kids

L is for Lake: Letter Ll

For Students K - 1st
In this letter Ll worksheet, learners study the stroke patterns for the capital and lowercase letter Ll. Students trace and then print both letters several times. Learners finish by tracing and printing the word lake.
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Handwriting For Kids

T Is for Tomato

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter T, handwriting instructional activity, learners trace and print both capital and lowercase T, 8 times each. Students also trace and print the word tomato. A computer animation that shows learners how to print the letters...
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Basic Handwriting for Kids

P is for Photographer

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter P, handwriting instructional activity, students trace and print both capital and lowercase P, 8 times each. Students also trace and print the word photographer. A computer animation that shows students how to print the...

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