Assessment
Bowland

Speedy Santa

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Santa sure is fast. In the assessment task, learners calculate the number of minutes Santa can spend at each house. This calculation requires the use of given population demographics data.
Lesson Plan
Global Oneness Project

Resurrecting a Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Davina Pardo's documentary Minka asks viewers to consider that value of preserving traditional dwellings and traditional building techniques by examining how American journalist John Roderick and Japanese architect Yoshihiro Takishita...
Worksheet
ThoughtCo

Thomas Jefferson Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
What was the name of the house Thomas Jefferson designed? Where was Thomas Jefferson born? Complete a crossword puzzle centered around the third president of the United States.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prosecution or Persecution

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Investigate the future of the presidency in the wake of the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Clinton. The class brainstorms both sides of the argument, reads and discusses an article, then analyzes and writes a journal...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Can Build It.....Yes I Can!

For Teachers K
Kindergartners listen to a story read by their teacher, then use magnetic shape pieces to construct simple designes. They "build" their own house using pre-cut paper shapes. This age-appropriate lesson would be an excellent choice for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mini-Landslide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how different materials (sand, gravel, lava rock) with different water contents on different slopes result in landslides of different severity. They measure the severity by how far the landslide debris extends into model...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why did Dobby the house elf visit Harry?"
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Through Our Eyes

For Teachers 10th
After reading Sandra Cisneros’ novel The House on Mango Street, class members design a canned food drive, create advertisements for the drive, and use digital cameras to document the entire process. In addition, pupils journal their...
PPT
French Teacher

Les Pièces de la Maison

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How many rooms are in your home? Do you have a home office? Introduce or review the French words for different rooms of a house. Each slide offers the French term and a picture showing the room. The final slide offers a chance to review....
Activity
Smarter Balanced

American West in the 1800s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
To establish a context for an assessment or a study of pioneers and the American frontier in the 1800s, groups examine photos and record observations about clothing, housing, and travel.
Interactive
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National Woman's History Museum

Progressive Era Women

For Students 7th - 12th
The National Women's History Museum provides this interactive resource that permits users to explore women who played key roles during the Progressive Era in the quest for workers' rights, the Settlement House Movement, the Suffrage...
Unit Plan
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HISTORY Channel

The American Presidency Grades 7-9

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
As part of a study of the American Presidency, groups investigate five topics: Campaigns and Elections, Role and Responsibilities, Life in the White House, Assassination and Mourning, and Communicating the Presidency.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Coloring Squares - Write the Word

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Let's learn about squares. Youngsters complete this coloring worksheet with multiple objectives including printing practice, spelling, shapes, and colors. First, they trace the word green. Pupils color all the squares in a string of...
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

All About Rodents

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Get to the know the common house mouse and the Norway rat with an activity that reinforces reading comprehension skills. Scholars read a three-page document detailing key information about mammals, specifically rodents, and use their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy Birthday Whitehouse

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the White House and its history through celebrating its birthday. Basic facts are examined and personal experiences related to the exploration of this structure.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Question Period - simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain the roles of the people who work in the House of Commons by watching a video of Question Period. They act out a mock Question Period.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The New Statesman (1987-1992)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the work of the House of Commons and consider the importance of debate in the legislative process. They consider why politics is a popular subject for television sitcom and other formats. They explore the four main...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

KS3 Citizenship: Cathy Come Home (1966)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view, critique and analyze a moving drama that offers a way into looking at housing problems today. They become aware of the issues, conditions and emotional side of sliding into poverty, debt and homelessness through the eyes...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Elected Democracy vs Appointed Senate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a work packet put together by the teacher. They participate in a class discussion of the pros and cons of both the House of Commons and the Senate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Imagining Homes and Environments

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss relationship between environments, natural resources and housing, establish connection with students in classroom or school there, and paint pictures of what they think homes look like based on basic data about environment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Consumer Education, ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss types of housing, cost, location and terminology used in classified ads. They write a paragraph describing their image of the ideal home then exchange papers and edit each other's work.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glasgow - A Case Study 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers comprehend the reasons for poor housing in Glasgow in the 1940's. They discuss the conditions experienced by tenement residents and analyze the re-development proposals put forward by the city corporation. Students view...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Massaging the Message: The Media Speaks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students watch video of TV news clips centered on the House of Commons and then complete an information sheet.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

State Dinners And Funerals: Protocol And Diplomacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the use of dinners and funerals as protocol in the life of American Government. They conduct research using the internet and a variety of resources. The information is used in order to answer key questions about...

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