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Evaluating Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars conduct research and evaluate the sources they find. They identify various sources from their research. They employ technology resources to improve problem solving and decision making skills.
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Learning to Give

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students interview senior citizens in their community, and explain how these senior citizens are heroes. In this heroes lesson, students interview these seniors, and then reflect on how they too can be heroes in their own community.
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Paul Robeson: 20th-Century Renaissance Man, Hero In Any Century

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils explore several themes relevant to the life of Paul Robeson and the social, artistic, & political realities of the first half of the 20th century, identify and interview heroes in their communities, and publish profiles on...
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Frederick Douglass: This is Your Life; The Abolitionist

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the abolitionist movement in antebellum America.
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Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils recall details of nursery rhyme read by teacher, identify main characters, and demonstrate knowledge of poem by creating concept map about story that includes title, clip art, and changes in font and color.
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"Getting to Know You" Activities for First Meetings

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this getting to know you worksheet, students participate in activities such as fact or fib, dictionary conversations, and more to get to know each other. Students are given 6 activities.
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Giving Speeches: George Washington's First and Second Inaugural Addresses

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the purpose of the President of the United States giving an inaugural address. They describe their impressions of any inaugural speaches they have heard or read. Students research events leading up to Washington's...
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Who are Our Leaders?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss and identify current state and national leaders, and relate two specific details about them.
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Levi Coffin on Trial

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to Quaker beliefs about slavery and actual statements of conviction about slavery by Levi Coffin. They explore the federal laws about returning escaped slaves, specifically the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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Fiction or Nonfiction

For Students 4th - 7th
In this online interactive fiction and non-fiction instructional activity, learners respond to 7 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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Literary Tour of California via Podcast

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore California's authors and their lives. In this author study, students research different authors from California. They create podcasts about their authors, walking the audience through the author's life and points of...
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Paul Revere's Ride-Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss Paul Revere's ride. In this social studies lesson plan, students read Paul Revere's Ride and compare the differences between the poem and the historical event.
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Who influences the development of the laws?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how laws are created. They examine how committee members are selected. Students assess the influences that affect the voting of Congressional Committee Members. They identify the formal majority and minority leaders...
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What's Integrity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the trait of integrity. In this character education lesson, students read letters by Steve Williams pertaining to jobs that help others. Pupils discuss the jobs WilIiams shares as well as integrity in their lives.
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The Good Earth - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Buck's The Good Earth. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Olympic Athletes and Moments in Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills lesson, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games and athletes.

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