Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why was Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?"
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Census and Gold Rush Town

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students analyze data and form a mental picture of the make up of a gold rush town. They explain social life in a gold rush town. They use online sources to see paintings of camp life and read accounts of miners' lives.
Lesson Plan
State University of New York

Going Back in Time Using “George Washington’s Socks”

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
After reading Elvira Woodruff's George Washington's Socks, young readers and writers embark upon writing their own historically based story, with a focus on developing ideas and details throughout the piece. In small groups, class...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark's Journey West: A Timeline Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners complete a scavenger hunt which highlights events on the journey by Lewis and Clark. Using the internet and journals, they identify events on the journey and places them on a timeline. They complete a worksheet as well to end...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Survivor Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups to complete challenges. In this cooperation, endurance and strength lesson, students complete challenges from their Survivor Challenge Task Card and when complete, do the closing challenge together.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and identify the present day cities, towns, rivers, and regions that are on the route of the expedition. They complete an online WebQuest, recreating the route of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where in The World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of absolution location. In this geography skills lesson plan, students discuss how to identify and locate latitude and longitude. Learners play a game to reinforce the skills.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Public? What's Private?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast public and private land. In this philanthropy lesson, students identify public areas in the school and create posters about taking care of various public places.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Land

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize the difference between public and private property. In this public and private lands lesson plan, students discuss the places mentioned in the song "This Land is Your Land." Students create a T-chart showing public and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What would you take?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners 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. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Public? What's Private?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the difference between public and private, and will categorize a list of places as public or private. They determine what is their responsibility to care for public (common) areas and share their new understanding by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Important Rivers of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with names of the different parts of a river, define and locate drainage basins, locate six of the continents and explore the major rivers on each one, conduct research on a river of their choice.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Houses and the People They Shelter

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine different homes and shelters across cultures and time periods. In this Houses and the People They Shelter lesson, students draw conclusions about society and culture according to the features of their dwellings. Students...