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Adjectives and Descriptive Phrases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the use of adjectives and descriptive phrases to improve their written pieces. In this adjectives and descriptive phrases lesson plan, students look at demonstrative adjectives, common adjectives, and proper adjectives....
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Kansas Prairie Homes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read about settlers in Kansas and the adaptations they made in order to build different kinds of houses. In this Kansas settlers lesson plan, students participate in choral reading and retell information they learn.
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Popcorn History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the history of popcorn. They research the history of popcorn using the internet. Students work in small groups to create a timeline outlining the history of popcorn.
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Mexico: One Land, Many Cultures

For Teachers 1st
Students research and study the country of Mexico and complete a project about it. In this Mexico lesson plan, students research Mexico's geography, traditions, art, songs, stories, and legends that are native to Mexico.
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Spaces and Places

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Should We Celebrate Columbus Day?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas. They use the information to determine whether or not a fictitious community should continue to recognize Columbus Day.
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Cut Paper Masks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different types of masks from various cultures. Using the masks, they identify the use of design elements in them. They create their own paper mask using the elements and share them with the class. After viewing a...
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Moving and Grooving with Tempo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in activities involving folk music using movement to illustrate the musical concept of tempo. The use of a game is used in order to help maintain student involvement in the lesson.
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Comic Strip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in groups in order to perform research about the different aspects of immigration. Once they have completed the research a comic strip is created regarding the findings.
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Journal of a Virtual Expedition

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students journey with Lewis and Clark. In this literature instructional activity, students read The Journal of Augustus Pellitier-The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804. Students keep a journal in the persona of a member of the expedition...
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Point of View

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a story from a different point of view.  In this point of view instructional activity, students read Lewis and Clark and Me:  A Dog's Tale and discuss the point of view as it is written.  Students then...
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Stories Share Similar Scenes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen to similar stories that come from different cultures and compare them. In this folktale lesson, students focus on different versions of "Cinderella," then complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan about two...
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Celebration Symbols and Their Meaning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a symbol that represents something they wish to celebrate or include in a celebration of their choosing.
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Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners examine and compare/contrast various harvest festivals from around the world. They read books, sing songs, and create various art projects about the harvest festivals from Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Shall We Go Dutch?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the language and cultural differences that were encountered by the Indians and the Dutch leading to disaster for the first European settlement in Delaware.
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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Who Needs It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain the needs and wants of an Abenaki family or group and/or of a family or group in the first half of the 19th century and compare them to the needs and wants of Students' family or household today.
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Story

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners investigate the concept of writing adventure stories. They follow the model of a "choose your own adventure story". Students practice the skill of making choices to get to a desired outcome. The application is when they follow...
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Exploring & Creating Mythology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read and compare mythological stories from ancient cultures from around the world. In small groups they read a myth and present the storyline and themes to the class, and write an original mythological story of their own...
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Questions for Dancers- Interviewing

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interview worksheet, students locate someone in their community who does traditional dances. They interview dancers using the questions listed.
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Past Tense Verbs

For Students 1st - 3rd
This activity, which focuses on the Pilgrims, has students practice the use of past tense verbs. Students in the lower grades could complete this fill-in-the-blank worksheet as a review of information learned about Thanksgiving.
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Heritage Hunt

For Students 5th - 12th
In this history scavenger hunt worksheet, students respond to 17 fill in the blank, short answer and drawing questions in an effort to help them better understand the information that can be found at the North Dakota Heritage Center.

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