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Learning Landscapes
Fifth graders analyze a landscape depicting Yosemite during the time of the Wild West. They compare their perceptions of the West from film and television to this representation. They observe the use of scale and color to depict size and...
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Western Sunsets
Students observe and paint sunsets. In this sunsets lesson plan, students look outside and at pictures of sunsets, paint sunsets using water color or tempura paint, and cut out silhouettes from black paper and insert them into the painting.
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Baby Boomer TV Worksheets
In this crossword puzzle activity, students complete a 22 clue crossword puzzle about television shows that were popular in the 1950's and 1960's.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Will Rogers
One of the most popular men in America during his time, Will Rogers was a film star, author, radio performer and vaudeville actor among other things. This PBS page offers a look at his life.