Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 1: The Importance of Rules in Our Country and in Our Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Explore the importance of rules in a community with the engaging first activity of this series on the US government. To begin, children play a paper clip game that requires them to make up their own rules as they go, after which the...
Activity
Scholastic

Collaborative Year-End Projects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 8th Grade: Social Studies Vocabulary: Match

For Students 8th Standards
In this interactive game, students match social studies terms to the correct fill-in-the-blank sentences. These are drawn from a bank of 25 vocabulary words and there are multiple games.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Puzzlemaker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site create your own puzzles, build your own maze and print them out for yourself or others to enjoy.