Presidents' Day 2-Hour Lesson Plan & Worksheet for Elementary School
A 120-minute elementary lesson plan teaching what Presidents' Day is, the role of the president, and the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, plus presidential symbols.
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A 120-minute elementary lesson plan teaching what Presidents' Day is, the role of the president, and the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, plus presidential symbols.
The Pride Month Lesson | LGBTQ+ History and Current Issues An educational tool designed for Grades 4-8, providing a comprehensive understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Teach your students about the prohibition era with this engaging mini-unit. Prohibition - Mini Unit is divided in 2 parts: PART ONE : THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT With this part, students will learn about the origins of different temperance…
A group poster-board project where students design a themed 'museum' covering the causes, key leaders, major battles, and human cost of World War II.
Updated for the 2024 Election! Propaganda and Political Campaign Ads- Close Viewing Analysis and Written Reflection is a 35-page, low-prep and fascinating lesson that both you and your students will enjoy.
Teach middle school students about propaganda and how it was used to incite colonists against the British after the Boston Massacre, using the Into/Through/Beyond lesson method.
A narrative, story-driven multi-step project where students role-play as a pumpkin-patch owner, combining social studies (economics/regional research) with math (arithmetic) skills.
A ready-to-use 'emergency' substitute lesson plan (no advance teacher prep needed) built around a biographical reading passage about polar explorer Matthew Henson and Robert Peary's 1909 North Pole expedition.
Quebec (#1381) A particularly advantageous inclusion, Quebec (#1381), is a comprehensive guide to the geographical and historical nuances of Quebec. It's designed with the educational needs of Grade 3 to Grade 5 students in mind.
Race, Ethnicity, and Racism Lesson: A Multimedia-oriented, Comprehensive Teaching Resource This Google Slide-based teaching tool incorporates various means of engagement including photographs, videos, maps, and read-alouds.
Nonfiction reading-comprehension packet teaching students how Canadian federal elections work (timing, ridings, candidates, voting day procedure) through a structured pre/during/post-reading routine.
Two-level informative-text reading assignment teaching students about first contact between Indigenous peoples and Europeans (trading, shared knowledge, the fur trade, the Metis) while building nonfiction reading comprehension skills.
Nonfiction reading-comprehension packet teaching students the roles and responsibilities of various Canadian political offices (Prime Minister, Cabinet, opposition, Senate, Governor General, MPs) through a structured pre/during/post-reading routine.
Two-level (differentiated) nonfiction reading-comprehension packet teaching students the history of the Acadians in Nova Scotia, including settlement, British colonization, the Louisbourg fortress conflict, and the 1755 deportation.
Nonfiction reading-comprehension packet teaching students how the Canadian parliamentary system functions (federalism, constitutional monarchy, House of Commons, Senate, Cabinet) through a structured pre/during/post-reading routine.
A high-school humanities reading and discussion resource built around an original nonfiction article theorizing that coffee's introduction to Western Europe influenced Enlightenment-era thinking, paired with discussion questions, extended project options, and teacher facilitation notes.
Redwood National Park Geography Unit This is a National Park Geography Unit that will provide students with resources from the beginning to end of a unit.
Build student empathy for refugees and asylum seekers through an interactive classroom simulation in which groups role-play the decisions faced while fleeing conflict.
Guide students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style biographical research essay about a significant figure in the history of Texas.
Guide students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style biographical research essay about a significant figure from the era of American westward expansion.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through selecting a significant figure from World War II, researching, outlining, drafting, peer-editing and submitting a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay for assessment.
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Abraham Lincoln (U.S. president)
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Benjamin Franklin (statesman/publisher/inventor)
Guides students through independent biographical research on Booker T. Washington and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.