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Perkins School for the Blind

Beginning Map Skills

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Maps can be so much fun, they help you understand spatial relationships, distance between objects, and can foster direction skills. Budding cartographers with visual impairments use the Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit to create their...
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International Festival: Greece

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students celebrate the culture of Greece. In this multicultural lesson, students participate in several activities which examine the culture of Greece. Students study the Greek alphabet, identify the country on a world map, and make...
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Reflective Journaling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners write to influence positive change. In this service learning instructional activity, students reflect on their service learning experiences as they journal about sharing their time, talent, and treasures. Learners share their...
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Governance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in decision-making situations. In this social studies instructional activity students make connections between rules and laws and the purposes for those rules and laws. Students use critical and creative...
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Caveats in Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Identifying your child's learning style is key to choosing the right homeschooling curriculum.
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Push and Pull Factors: Tug O' War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils analyze the factors that led to migration in the 19th century including the forces that drew people to resettle as well as to return a place where they previously lived.
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First Nations...