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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Hunt the Fact Monster (Extra #2)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster learning exercise, students access the Internet to one specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- Hunt #35

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Internet fact hunt activity, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. They answer questions about Canada, using e-mail, inventions, and Ecuador.
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Big Arky, A Real Arkansas Monster

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the world of the Arkansas alligator and topics that are related to wetland environments. They pay attention to the relationship between geography, climate, environment, and the animals who live there. A role-play...
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Glory, God and Gold: Voyages and Adventures - America 1500

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
By providing an in-depth and interesting overview of European exploration in the New World, this presentation would be a wonderful complement to a unit on this topic. The 17 slide presentation is both thought-provoking and informative....
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine instructional activity, students access the Internet to find the answers to ten specific questions associated with science, social studies, math and language arts.
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Places We Live

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
With a wonderful bibliography to support this lesson on Illinois, President Lincoln, and rural vs. urban settings, this activity is a motivating experience. The lesson begins with pupils exploring books, such as The Little House by...
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Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to "Gila Monsters Meet You At the Airport" and complete venn diagrams of geographical areas.
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Technology Rich Native American Unit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Student groups retell stories from Iroquois storytellers. They role-play Iroquois women, men and children and explain their roles. They read "Knots on a Counting Rope" and make up their own stories. They create timelines. They visit a...
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The Monster Exchange

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will have an opportunity to communicate with students from another class in the United States. Through the chat rooms and e-mail, they will get to know one another and discuss writing along with other topics.
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Destination--Wales

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this Welsh history worksheet, students identify the names of four famous Welsh people based on the descriptions given. Students also take an eight question multiple choice quiz based on their knowledge of Wales. Students participate...
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It's Time to Rhyme

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to rhyming book, identify rhyming pairs, guess what rhyme words mean, and create list of rhyming pairs on chart paper. They then discuss Fifty States Quarters Program, identify objects on backs of state coins, and...
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Call and Response Singing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate call and response singing.  In this fine arts and U.S. history instructional activity, students listen to several call and response songs that were sung by African-American slaves during the period before the Civil...
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Combat Credentials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the connection between military experiences and presidential campaigns, reading "A War is Nice on the Resume, But It May Not Get You the Job." students research an American president's background and create a...
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The Odyssey Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore Greek mythology. In this ancient culture and introduction to The Odyssey literacy lesson, students complete a worksheet accessing their prior knowledge about Greek mythology. Students listen to a passage about the Trojan...
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The Media and Social Justice in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students have group discussions that allow the teacher to assess the level of comprehension of the ideas of subjectivity and objectivity. Level of discussion at the end of the class provides some indication of comprehension as well....
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Mapping Your Way Around

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify a map, symbols on a map, and locate places on a map. Finally, they construct a map
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Places We Live

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars compare/contrast rural and urban communities, and view and discuss the images on the Illinois quarter. They discuss Abraham Lincoln's life, complete a chart and a Venn diagram comparing urban and rural settings, and create...
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Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this controversial issues instructional activity, learners read 15 famous quotations on controversial topics and identify who said each of them.
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Abe Lincoln's Log Cabin

For Teachers K
Students study Abe Lincoln and make a log cabin out of pretzel sticks and chocolate frosting.
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Hamilton and Burr : Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Who were Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton? High schoolers examine the character traits of these historical figures and watch the video, The Duel. Hamilton vs. Burr: An Event that Changed History (available from PBS), to gain an...
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Enigmas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils research "mystery" topics such as Easter Island, Bermuda Triangle and the Loch Ness Monster. Students brainstorm mysteries and explore the one of their choosing. They write a short report and share what they have learned with...
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The Big City

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore structures in a big city.  In this big city lesson plan, students become familiar with vocabulary about big cities through songs graphs, and hands-on art. Students practice phonic sound /M/.
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The Big Blue

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create paper mache globes with balloons. They label the 4 oceans on their balloons with reference to large wall map, classroom globe, and Encarta Virtual Globe CD-ROM projected on large screen TV with Tvator or other...