Lesson Plan
Curated OER

So You Want to Be A Travel Agent?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a slide show of exactly 5 pages to aid them in presenting information on their state. Slide 1 will include: state name, student name, a graphic. Slide 2 will include: name of capital city, 2 interesting places to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Force of Habitat

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Nevada state quarter and discuss the Great Basin and the desert habitat. They draw a desert animal and write a sentence about its attributes and how they help the animal to survive in its habitat.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Community, State, Country

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the town, county, state, and country in which they reside and the places where people work. They draw a picture of one of the places where people work.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Claim Your Jurisdiction Game: Getting Ready For Moot Court

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the levels of the judicial system and the differences between the federal and state systems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Income Tax Time Word Problems Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate what taxes are and solve related problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the United States Map

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils identify the United States of America and it's states on a map. In this mapping lesson, students examine a globe and find the United States as well as a few land marks (Florida and the Great Lakes).  Pupils then look at a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Regions In Which I Live

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate different regions. Beginning with the idea that a neighborhood is a region, students explore maps to discover that towns, states, and countries can also be considered regions. Students create a book, with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Is That Place?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars determine the difference between a country, state, and a city while recording the weather conditions for their school in Nebraska. They examine weather for another school in the state while practicing using weather...
PPT
Curated OER

Texas, Our Texas

For Teachers 1st
Students watch a PowerPoint slide show of the symbols of Texas and discuss what they see. They color in coloring book pages that corrolate to the slide show. They listen to and sing along to a state song as they color.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Symbols of Our Land

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore the symbols and figures significant to the American culture in the five lessons of this unit. The U.S. flag in various versions, the Statue of Liberty, and the Lincoln Momorial are all covered in short segments in this...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners compare a political map of North America today with one from 1845. They identify items of continuity in the political map of the United States today and that of 1845 and describe the influence of Indian and Hispanic cultures on...
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Religion and the State Governments

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress is an essay describing the state responses to religion after independence was declared.
Website
US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Esea as Amended by Iasa Guidance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by the US Department of Education. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) to improve our public education system.
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five exemplary chemistry lessons about the three states of matter complete with handouts and animations.
Primary
Other

D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
Unit Plan
Other

State Taxes: State Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains links to state tax websites, and information about filing taxes.
Website
State of Florida

Florida Government Information Locator

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on Florida's government as well as tourism, business, education, history, employment, and libraries.
Website
Other

National Republican Congressional Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Activity
Other

The Virginia Tax Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virginia Department of Taxation home page contains various tax links.
Website
Other

The Maine Educational Assessment (Mea)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This site provides information on the Maine Educational Assessment in Science that is given in grades 5 and 8. Includes link to released test items.
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27

For Students 9th - 10th
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
Interactive
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Quick Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out a table of census statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
Article
Other

The Texas Economy: Texas School Funding at a Glance

For Students 9th - 10th
See the breakdown of Texas public school revenues including local, state, and federal monies. Totals for these revenue sources include state spending not reported by school districts, such as state purchases of textbooks.