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Cartoons for the Classroom: Xenophobia

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events learning exercise, learners analyze an anti-immigration political cartoon and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Welcome Wagon

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students demonstrate an understanding of the immigrant experience in their state. In this immigrant lesson plan, students listen to immigrant speakers to their state and what their lives were like. Students write brief reports or...
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Who Was Here?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore how their community has also had various waves of immigration over the years. It asks students to visit a local cemetery and examine the names and dates on the headstones to find evidence of who lived in the community...
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Immigration Unit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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Radio Program #2: Ethnic Mix

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine patterns of migration into the area. They complete various map activities and interviews. Students partake in family histories as well. On a map of Europe, identify the countries of immigrant origin mentioned in the...
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Ireland: the Emerald Isle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a unit of study that examines several perspectives of Ireland. They explore how climate shapes Irish culture, reference historical and political maps, compute exchange values for Irish money, complete worksheets,...
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The Story of Jack O'lantern

For Students Higher Ed
In this Halloween reading worksheet, students learn the origin of the Jack O'Lantern by reading the Irish tale. Note: There are references in this story to selling souls to the Devil, purgatory, the fires of Hell and Jack who gets drunk...
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American Growth and Expansion in the late 1800s

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine a picture of John Gast's, American Progress to determine what they know about American growth between 1877- 1900. By working through thirteen center or folder activities, they study the economics,...
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The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs, & Pictures

For Teachers 8th - 11th
True to its titles, this engaging and appealing presentation brings the 1860's into close focus with a number of images and statistics that would delight any Civil War buff. A few graphs allow for pupil input, such as listing the...
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The Kennedys: An American Camelot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A life in pictures makes sense for a frontline public family like the Kennedys. Slides depict the parents and each sibling as successful, sad, or tragic. The initial slide provides two web links for information to go along with the images.
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Comparing Confederate and Union Soldiers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The Civil War, a war that divided a nation. Comparing and contrasting the Confederate and Union soldiers is not always an easy task, but the eighth of 15 resources makes it easy to teach the concepts. Exercises include watching videos in...
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PPT
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The Salem Witch Trials 1692

For Teachers 11th
Look at images depicting the Salem Witch Trials and read a few character descriptions. Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are featured with the remaining slides being pictures. Show your history or English class this slide as you read...
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PPT
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Halloween: Origins and Traditions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Trick or Treat! Celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year with this presentation about the history of Halloween. Learn the stories behind trick-or-treating, jack-o-lanterns, and wearing costumes on October 31. Though the slides don't...
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Halloween

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Halloween instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking...
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Who Was Saint Patrick?

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Scholars discover who Saint Patrick was with help from a brief informational text followed by a series of challenge worksheets designed to boost reading comprehension and vocabulary. Class members complete a graphic organizer, take a...
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Broadway and The American Dream

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Considering a unit study of American Musical Theatre? What better way to start than at the very beginning. Eight pairs of cards provide class members with background information about the genre from 1893 through 2004. The cards are...
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Nevada Mines 1850-1880

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the Nevada mining of 1850-1880. In this history lesson, students investigate the Comstock Lode and examine the mining tools that were used to search for silver and gold.
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Inclusive Celebrations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover how celebrations evolve. They explore the history of Halloween. Students devise an inclusive celebration for the end of school term. They create an illustrated pamphlet.
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Titanic- First Class Passengers

For Students 6th - 7th
For this Titanic disaster worksheet, students read five short biographies of first class passengers aboard the Titanic. There are no questions to answer.
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Jack-O-Latern Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have a Happy Halloween and build strong oral language skills. Special needs Pupils functioning at a moderate level can practice sequencing, writing lists, and using oral language by explaining how they carve a pumpkin. 
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All Access Spotlight: U2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to songs from the group U2 to examine civil rights issues.
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Ethnic Humor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define ethnicity and ethnic group in their own words. In groups, they view comic strips and identify how the strips relate to their family life. Individually, they write their own comic strip about their own ethnic group. To...
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Native American

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples. They comprehend that Europeans had misconceptions about Native American literacy...
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Nothing to Fear

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read from the book, "Nothing to Fear," and discuss living in New York during the Great Depression. They write entries and summaries in their learning logs to share with the class. They work in groups to create a database...

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