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Music in the Common Schools

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students sing songs from the common schools era and compare music from the common schools era and today. In this music lesson plan, students look at pictures, fill out Venn Diagrams, and listen to music.
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I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders "walk a mile" in a person's shoes who had a role in the Underground Railroad and examine the risks and complications of the Underground Railroad.
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Pop-up Books - BIM

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders draw and color unique scenes from their own versions of fairy tales, and create pop-up books.
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Are You Ready for Personal Independence?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover what independence means to different individuals. They write two paragraphs. In the first paragraph they describe how they are independent. In the second paragraph they describe how they are still dependent.
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Power to the People: Social Movements of the 1960s

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are...
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Civil Rights and the Michigan Supreme Court II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society's Civil Rights and/or the Native American Rights. They write a reaction paper and prepare for a class discussion. They work in groups and discuss...
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The Red Studio Shows the Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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Martine Luther King Jr. and John Lewis: Speeches at the March on Washington, August 1963

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the Civil Rights Movement.  In this American History lesson, 9th graders analyze the speeches of major civil rights leaders.  Students compare and contrast the meanings of these speeches. 
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How Has Technology Affected the Presidential Election Process in the U.S.?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners measure technological advancements as they consider how they impacted the election process in the United States. In this presidential politics lesson, students research technological changes since the 1900's and create...
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Turning Literature into News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the newspaper. In this writing purposes lesson, students read the newspaper and discuss the purpose: to inform, entertain and persuade. Students identify facts and opinions. Students write an article and discuss acts of...
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What would you take?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students decide what the most necessary things they should take with them in a survival situation.  In this survival lesson students complete an activity while divided into groups. 
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Basic Orienteering

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Learners study orienteering. In this science lesson, students study the parts of a compass and use the compass to set a bearing and follow the bearing on the compass.
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Polar, The Titanic Bear

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils read Polar, The Titanic Bear by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding this true story of a toy bear that survived the sinking of the Titanic. Included are reading, art,...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO AFGHANISTAN

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the country of Afghanistan with its unique people, culture, religion and major challenges. They view a powerful PowerPoint presentation on Afghanistan and its place in world history. A wealth of resource links...
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Visualizing Inequality, Envisioning a Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their geography skills. In this mapping skills lesson, students examine interactive MDG maps online and create their own community maps that tackle hunger issues.
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How Do Values Shape Conflicts?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners work through conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider both sides of the whaling issue.
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Mr. Peabody's Apples

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read Mr. Peabody's Apples. In this reading lesson, students complete pre-and post-reading activities to improve comprehension skills. Young scholars role play scenes from the story to analyze.
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The Mesoamerican Mystique

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils gain a better understanding of the cultural diversity in the northern region of Central America. They engage in a lesson which focuses on research, archaeology, historical videos, and travel highlights.
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Latin American Colonial Diary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the class systems of New Spain. In small groups, they create a five-day diary about the family life, food, occupation, and government involvement of an assigned personality from the time of Colonial Latin America.
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Family Heritage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research their family heritage by interviewing family members. Using their responses, they record them in an organized fashion and develop a presentation. Using the Internet, they locate an artistic representation of their...
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 27)

For Students 7th - 8th
If you are looking for a way to challenge learners who have read Letter 27 of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, the follow worksheets will do the trick. The worksheets cover vocabulary and reading comprehension for Letter 27.
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A Lesson on the Root Spiral

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create lines and shapes with a compass and a straight edge. In this geometry lesson, students investigate square roots, irrational numbers and spirals. They explore nature to see the shapes representing mathematics and geometric...
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Atlatl (Native Americans)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students discover what an atlatl is and how to use it. In this Native American lesson, students discuss the history of the Native American atlatl and practice throwing with it. Students will analyze the effects of the atlatl in terms of...

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