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Then and Now
Then and Now
Workbook
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Then and Now
First Grade
Social Studies
Step back in time with this workbook that helps the youngest historians understand the difference between long ago and today.
Workbook
Then and Now
Then and Now
Workbook
Then and Now
Step back in time with this workbook that helps the youngest historians understand the difference between long ago and today.
First Grade
Social Studies
Workbook
History of the Helicopter
History of the Helicopter
Worksheet
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History of the Helicopter
Fifth Grade
Reading
Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.
Worksheet
History of the Helicopter
History of the Helicopter
Worksheet
History of the Helicopter
Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Gold Rush Prices
Gold Rush Prices
Worksheet
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Gold Rush Prices
Fourth Grade
Economics
Convert prices of supplies from the California Gold Rush to today's monetary values. What you find in this fun history and math exercise may shock you!
Worksheet
Gold Rush Prices
Gold Rush Prices
Worksheet
Gold Rush Prices
Convert prices of supplies from the California Gold Rush to today's monetary values. What you find in this fun history and math exercise may shock you!
Fourth Grade
Economics
Worksheet
Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Lesson Plan
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Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Fourth Grade
Reading
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century writer and philosopher who today is considered one of the first documented feminists and advocates for women’s education. In this lesson, students will read two nonfiction texts about Sor Juana and discuss her life and accomplishments before writing an opinion piece about her.
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Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Lesson Plan
Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century writer and philosopher who today is considered one of the first documented feminists and advocates for women’s education. In this lesson, students will read two nonfiction texts about Sor Juana and discuss her life and accomplishments before writing an opinion piece about her.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Gutenberg Printing Press
Gutenberg Printing Press
Worksheet
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Gutenberg Printing Press
Fourth Grade
Reading
Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.
Worksheet
Gutenberg Printing Press
Gutenberg Printing Press
Worksheet
Gutenberg Printing Press
Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Southern Colonies
Southern Colonies
Worksheet
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Southern Colonies
Fifth Grade
History
Learn more about this rich agricultural region and how it shaped America in this writing exercise.
Worksheet
Southern Colonies
Southern Colonies
Worksheet
Southern Colonies
Learn more about this rich agricultural region and how it shaped America in this writing exercise.
Fifth Grade
History
Worksheet
Historical Maps
Historical Maps
Worksheet
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Historical Maps
Fourth Grade
Geography
Use this worksheet to show how historical maps reflect what people thought of the world long ago.
Worksheet
Historical Maps
Historical Maps
Worksheet
Historical Maps
Use this worksheet to show how historical maps reflect what people thought of the world long ago.
Fourth Grade
Geography
Worksheet
Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plan
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Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Help your kids learn about landmarks with this lesson that takes them on a field trip around the school and has them record their findings in writing.
Lesson Plan
Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plan
Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
Help your kids learn about landmarks with this lesson that takes them on a field trip around the school and has them record their findings in writing.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Lesson Plan
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute
Worksheet
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Tuskegee Institute
Fourth Grade
Reading
Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.
Worksheet
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute
Worksheet
Tuskegee Institute
Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Third Grade
Reading
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The History of African American Spirituals
The History of African American Spirituals
Worksheet
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The History of African American Spirituals
Fourth Grade
Reading
In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.
Worksheet
The History of African American Spirituals
The History of African American Spirituals
Worksheet
The History of African American Spirituals
In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
History of the Guitar
History of the Guitar
Worksheet
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History of the Guitar
Fourth Grade
History
Children discover the fascinating history of the guitar, from the kithara to the classical guitar.
Worksheet
History of the Guitar
History of the Guitar
Worksheet
History of the Guitar
Children discover the fascinating history of the guitar, from the kithara to the classical guitar.
Fourth Grade
History
Worksheet
Squanto Biography
Squanto Biography
Worksheet
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Squanto Biography
Fifth Grade
History
Meet Squanto, a man said to have shared his knowledge with the Pilgrims to help them survive in a new land.
Worksheet
Squanto Biography
Squanto Biography
Worksheet
Squanto Biography
Meet Squanto, a man said to have shared his knowledge with the Pilgrims to help them survive in a new land.
Fifth Grade
History
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Third Grade
Reading
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
Worksheet
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Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
Fifth Grade
Reading
The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.
Worksheet
Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
Worksheet
Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement
The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
History Scavenger Hunt
History Scavenger Hunt
Activity
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History Scavenger Hunt
Fourth Grade
Reading
Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.
Activity
History Scavenger Hunt
History Scavenger Hunt
Activity
History Scavenger Hunt
Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Activity
Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
Lesson Plan
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Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
Fourth Grade
Reading
In this lesson, Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech, students will be able to understand the allusion Martin Luther King, Jr. makes to the song "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Have students discuss allusions in this speech.
Lesson Plan
Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
Lesson Plan
Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech
In this lesson, Significance of "Let Freedom Ring" in MLK, Jr.'s Speech, students will be able to understand the allusion Martin Luther King, Jr. makes to the song "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Have students discuss allusions in this speech.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Different Communities
Different Communities
Lesson Plan
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Different Communities
Second Grade
Community and Culture
What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.
Lesson Plan
Different Communities
Different Communities
Lesson Plan
Different Communities
What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Lesson Plan
Ask Me How
Ask Me How
Lesson Plan
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Ask Me How
First Grade
Community and Culture
How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.
Lesson Plan
Ask Me How
Ask Me How
Lesson Plan
Ask Me How
How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.
First Grade
Community and Culture
Lesson Plan
Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
Lesson Plan
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Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
First Grade
Community and Culture
Do your students respect their peers' opinions? This lesson teaches first graders that their opinions matter by encouraging them to write out opinions and back them up with reasons.
Lesson Plan
Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
Lesson Plan
Do First Grade Opinions Matter?
Do your students respect their peers' opinions? This lesson teaches first graders that their opinions matter by encouraging them to write out opinions and back them up with reasons.
First Grade
Community and Culture
Lesson Plan
Scouting Out the States
Scouting Out the States
Lesson Plan
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Scouting Out the States
Third Grade
History
Let's scout out the states in the United States! In this jigsaw lesson, students will explore individual states, create a state collage, and share their knowledge with other students in the class.
Lesson Plan
Scouting Out the States
Scouting Out the States
Lesson Plan
Scouting Out the States
Let's scout out the states in the United States! In this jigsaw lesson, students will explore individual states, create a state collage, and share their knowledge with other students in the class.
Third Grade
History
Lesson Plan
Who Is Mae Jemison?
Who Is Mae Jemison?
Lesson Plan
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
Second Grade
Reading
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.
Lesson Plan
Who Is Mae Jemison?
Who Is Mae Jemison?
Lesson Plan
Who Is Mae Jemison?
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Learning About Black Visionaries
Learning About Black Visionaries
Lesson Plan
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Learning About Black Visionaries
First Grade
History
Use this lesson plan as an introductory activity to kick-off a short, project-based learning unit where students will research black visionaries and share what they learned.
Lesson Plan
Learning About Black Visionaries
Learning About Black Visionaries
Lesson Plan
Learning About Black Visionaries
Use this lesson plan as an introductory activity to kick-off a short, project-based learning unit where students will research black visionaries and share what they learned.
First Grade
History
Lesson Plan
Learning About Maria Tallchief
Learning About Maria Tallchief
Lesson Plan
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Learning About Maria Tallchief
First Grade
History
This engaging lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to learn all about America's prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief.
Lesson Plan
Learning About Maria Tallchief
Learning About Maria Tallchief
Lesson Plan
Learning About Maria Tallchief
This engaging lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to learn all about America's prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief.
First Grade
History
Lesson Plan
Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
Lesson Plan
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Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
Second Grade
Vocabulary
This lesson plan teaches kids about W.E.B. Du Bois through video and a short informational text. Students will compare/contrast their findings and create a poster in small groups showing what they learned.
Lesson Plan
Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
Lesson Plan
Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois
This lesson plan teaches kids about W.E.B. Du Bois through video and a short informational text. Students will compare/contrast their findings and create a poster in small groups showing what they learned.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Lesson Plan
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