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Tracking Down the Real Billy the Kid
Students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish between their factual and fictional accounts. Using internet research, students explore the life of Billy the Kid. They write an essay on...
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Billy the Kid: Perspectives on an Outlaw
Students examine the life of Billy the Kid. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students use Internet and print sources to research the contributions of gunfighters to the settlement of the American West.
San Francisco Symphony
Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid
Your class can think about the American Old West as they listen for dynamics, articulation, rhythm, and tempo in the Aaron Copland song, "Billy The Kid." They'll explore how Copland uses music to create an image of life for an outlaw in...
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Sunday Night With Oscar
And the winner is.....! The Academy Awards are a big deal in film and often make top headlines in the paper. Kids read an article about the most recent Academy Awards Ceremony and answer 11 questions about who won what award, and why.
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What Qualities Does a Hero Have?
Study the characteristics of real-life heroes in your history or language arts lesson. After reading about the soldiers of World War I, kids write autobiographies from their future elderly selves, and reflect on their acts of heroism yet...
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New Mexico Crossword
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read facts about New Mexico written across and down and fill in the squares with their answers. Students write 10 answers.
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New Mexico Vocabulary
In this matching facts and terms about New Mexico worksheet, students use words in the word bank to match with the factual phrases. Students write 10 answers.
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New Mexico Challenge
In this state facts worksheet, students read the clues associated with New Mexico. Students select the correct answer for the 10 statements.
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Western Folklore Presentations
Students choose a folktale character to research using electronic encyclopedia, software, the Internet, media center and printed material. They focus their research around specific criteria to force the students to be selective and...
Little 10 Robot
Geography Drive USA™
A trivia-style virtual road trip in which the player's car is moved from state to state as questions are correctly answered. Ideally, a player would learn about different states by reading the simple brochures available in the...
We Can!
We Can! Screen Time Chart
Screens are everywhere these days, from televisions and video games to cell phones and computers. Raise awareness of excessive screen time by helping your learners track how much time they each accumulate on a daily basis looking at...
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Western Folklore
Young scholars explore Western Region folklore. They choose a Western Folklore character and research that character. Students prepare a presentation on their character and present the information to the class.
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America's Wars
Students classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political, social,...
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Buffalo Crosstick
In this American West worksheet, students read the 7 clues and write the words related to buffaloes and the American west into the puzzle.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Death of Billy the Kid, 1881
An eyewitness account from Pat Garrett that explains the circumstances surrounding his killing of Billy the Kid.
Library of Congress
Loc: Billy the Kid: Perspectives on an Outlaw
This lesson relates to the westward movement in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish between their factual...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Old West
This resource provides first-hand accounts and background information on the Old West. Content touches on crossing the plains, cowboys, train robberies, Dalton Gang's Last Raid, Custer's Last Stand, the Death of Billy the Kid, and much...
Library of Congress
Loc: Become a Historical Detective
Search American Memory collections and play the role of a detective in this instructional activity that seeks to find out if Billy the Kid really was killed by Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Other
Maryland.gov: The Secretary of States Kids Pages: Famous Marylanders
This page lists famous people from Maryland, with brief biographical notes and the years they lived.
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Nara: Rocky Moutain Region: New Mexico Primary Sources [Pdf]
Here is a treasure trove of primary sources dealing with the history of New Mexico, and lesson plans to go with them. The nine lessons range from the Taos Revolt of 1847 to rationing in New Mexico in World War II. Included is a brief...