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Sarah, Plain and Tall - Intro to Literature Circle jobs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read a book with each student having a specific job for the class.  In this literature activity, students read Sarah, Plain and Tall over 10 days, dividing up responsibilities for each student to make sure everyone understands...
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Scholastic

A Reading Guide to Sarah, Plain and Tall

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Eliminate the hard work of creating an entire literature unit with this reading guide for the novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. From background information about the author and her motivation for writing the story to reading comprehension...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Aardema)

For Teachers K - 3rd
The African plains come alive as scholars learn vocabulary in context through Verna Aardema's story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (tip: this strategy can be applied to any book). Precede reading by introducing the new words pupils...
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1850-1874 Homestead Act Signed: The Challenges of The Plains

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
Start a whole new life in a land known as the Wild Wild West! Learners analyze maps, personal accounts, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, songs, and video clips to uncover life under the Homestead Act. Using their new skills, class members role...
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The Buffalo: A Way of Life for the Plains Indians

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a KWL chart on the Plains Indians. After watching a video, they state the difference between legends and facts about the importance of the buffalo to Native Americans. They also practice their note-taking skills...
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Visualizing Sarah, Just Plain and Tall

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define "visualize," practice visualizing day at beach, read poem, Crocodile Toothache, silently, listen to teacher read same poem aloud, share visualizations with classmates, read first chapter of book, Sarah, Plain and Tall,...
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History of Irrigation on the Great Plains

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore irrigation in the Great Plains throughout history. In this irrigation instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the history of irrigation in the world and on the Great Plains....
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Sarah Plain and Tall- Lesson 5

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a chapter in a book.  In this character comparison lesson plan, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Sarah Plain and Tall, learn new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5 and draw the first words of...
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Plains Indians

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students design a realistic replica of a Crow or Kiowa circular shield. They examine the material culture of the Plains Indians and the role of shields for the Crow and Kiowa. They study animal symbolism as used by North America's...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall Study Guide

For Students 7th - 9th
Patricia MacLachlan’s award-winning novel, Sarah, Plain and Tall, is the focus of a comprehensive study guide. For each chapter, readers answer fact-based and interpretative questions, define and use vocabulary words in a sentence, and...
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Native American's Of the Great Plains

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are related to the Great Plains Indians and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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A Readers' Theatre for Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and perform a reader's theater version of the story, "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain." They complete a graphic organizer of cause and effect of their part in the story, look up vocabulary words on a dictionary...
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Just Plain Fancy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Just Plain Fancy. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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The Iron Horse vs. the Buffalo: Indian-Settler Conflict on the Great Plains

For Teachers 10th
The Iron Horse encroached upon the land while conflicts escalated between Native Americans and the settlers. Sophomores study the print, American Progress then discuss how American progress affected Native Americans. They will study the...
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Described and Captioned Media Program

Malcolm X: Make It Plain, Part II

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Track the transformation of Malcolm Little into Malcolm X and then into El Jajj Malik El-Shabazz with the second part of Make it Plain, a documentary on the famous civil rights activist. Viewers consider not only how events shaped and...
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Extraordinary Women in the Great Plains

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write what they predict were the roles women played in the Great Plains. Using the internet, they research and identify the roles they did play and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast their predictions to the...
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American Settlement of the Great Plains

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the Great Plains. In this American settlement instructional activity, 7th graders create a map of the settled areas in the United States. Students discuss the struggle between settlers and the Native Americans.
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Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to the American Indian tribes - Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians. They complete various comparison activities to explore how differently they lived.
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Curated OER

Worksheet #4 Questions - The Great Plains

For Students 7th - 8th
In this historical quiz worksheet, students test their knowledge about the Great Plains and the Plains Indians in these ten fill in the blank questions.
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Curated OER

Me, Plain and Tall

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and discuss Patricia MacLaclan's book Sarah, Plain and Tall. They write a narrative putting themselves in the setting of the story.
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Native Indian Culture: Plains Indians in Montana

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the culture of the Plains Indians. For this Montana history lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation regarding the social, religious, and traditional life of the Plains Indians. 
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The Plains Native Americans

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble and explore several aspects of Plains Indians cultures. They view historical photos of items from Plains cultures, reference maps and complete worksheets in small groups.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall Chapter 9

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 5 essay questions that pertain to Chapter 9 of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan.
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Word Find - The Plains Indians

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Plains Indian word search worksheet, students test their spelling familiarity with words related to Plains Indians. Useful in both Social Studies and Language Arts.

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