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Reading Treks: Bread and Roses, Too - TeachersFirst
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4 to 6
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Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson is a historical fiction novel set during the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rosa, an Italian-American schoolgirl, fears for...more
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Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson is a historical fiction novel set during the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rosa, an Italian-American schoolgirl, fears for her family as they join workers demanding fair wages and safer conditions. When she is sent to stay in Vermont, she meets Jake, a boy who asks her to pretend that he is her brother. The story highlights courage, friendship, and the power of collective action. This Trek includes a downloadable Teacher Guide and two maps (Google My Maps and Google Earth).
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), 1910s (31)
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Use the maps to trace Rosa's journey from Lawrence to Vermont and connect the story to its historical setting. Students can research child labor and the 1912 strike, write a diary entry from Rosa's or Jake's perspective, or discuss what the phrase "bread and roses" means and why dignity matters alongside fair wages. The Teacher Guide offers additional activities and extensions.
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Reading Treks: Front Desk - TeachersFirst
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3 to 7
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old Chinese immigrant who helps her parents manage a California motel in 1993. While secretly helping her parents shelter other...more
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old Chinese immigrant who helps her parents manage a California motel in 1993. While secretly helping her parents shelter other immigrants, she faces bullying at school and her family's financial struggles. Through determination, kindness, and a love of writing, Mia finds her voice and learns to stand up for herself and others. The novel explores immigration, resilience, social justice, and the power of speaking up. This Reading Trek includes interactive maps--available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file--that trace key locations from the story. A downloadable teacher guide (PDF) also supports classroom instruction and provides activities and extensions.
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), immigrants (51), social justice (45)
In the Classroom
Use the interactive maps to trace Mia's journey and the story's key locations as students read. Invite students to write a letter to Mia or to a character who stood up for others, discuss how Mia uses her voice to create change, or write about a time they spoke up for something important. The teacher guide offers additional activities and extensions.
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12 Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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K to 9
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle...more
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle school students. Students can investigate the history of the Summer and Winter Games, analyze a passage about Jesse Owens and the 1936 Games, research notable athletes, locate host cities on a world map, create a digital magazine about a specific year, compare the Summer and Winter Games, and complete a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Math activities connect sports with graphing, rates, functions, measurement, nutrition, and data analysis through topics such as javelin throws, cycling, medal counts, and goal setting. Several activities include downloadable materials or teacher guides, and individual activities specify appropriate grade ranges.
tag(s): functions (60), sports (107), data (215), olympics (65)
In the Classroom
Have students in grades 4-6 use the downloadable timeline activity to investigate historical events that disrupted, postponed, or canceled the Summer Games, then discuss connections between international events and sports. Ask students in grade 6 and above to examine the passage about Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games, then discuss how sports can reflect larger political and social issues occurring at a particular point in history. Ask students to use one of the math investigations to analyze a real-world sports problem, such as graphing javelin angle and distance, examining cycling pace, graphing medal data by country, or tracking progress toward a personal goal.
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The Ultimate Guide to Teaching with Primary Sources - The Clever Teacher
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4 to 12
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Using primary sources in your classroom? Check out the Ultimate Guide to Teaching with Primary Sources. Included in this post are the definitions of a primary source, how to teach ...more
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Using primary sources in your classroom? Check out the Ultimate Guide to Teaching with Primary Sources. Included in this post are the definitions of a primary source, how to teach using them, examples, where to find primary sources, and tips. Included in the Examples of Primary Sources are a Description of the Primary Source, Classroom Discussion Questions, and Resources for this Primary Source.
tag(s): primary sources (183)
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Students can use Vmaker, reviewed here to answer the discussion questions that are posted under the primary sources. Ask students to use graphic organizers from Canva for Education, reviewed here to help summarize the primary source. Have students use AhaSlides, reviewed here to create a word cloud of important facts related to the primary source.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching with Primary Sources - Thinkport
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K to 12
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Teaching with Primary Sources, from Thinkport, helps educators deepen students' understanding of history by using primary sources from the Library of Congress. Resources are organized...more
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Teaching with Primary Sources, from Thinkport, helps educators deepen students' understanding of history by using primary sources from the Library of Congress. Resources are organized into three main areas: Inquiry Kits and Research Learning, Music as a Primary Source, and Civic Learning, with each section connecting teachers to additional lessons, activities, and websites. Most resources are designed for middle and high school students, although some materials and inquiry activities are appropriate for elementary learners as well.
tag(s): primary sources (183), inquiry (42), evaluating sources (61), critical thinking (194)
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Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to take notes as they are doing their research. Have students create their own podcast using Adobe Podcast, reviewed here showcasing their learning. Assign students to compare and contrast primary sources in a Venn diagram using Google Drawing, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Government Anchor Charts - Teachers Pay Teachers
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K to 12
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Build a ready-to-use government resource collection with this filtered Teachers Pay Teachers search featuring free anchor charts, posters, reference sheets, graphic organizers, and...more
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Build a ready-to-use government resource collection with this filtered Teachers Pay Teachers search featuring free anchor charts, posters, reference sheets, graphic organizers, and related classroom materials. The current search includes more than 40 results and lets you sort by relevance, rating, price, or date. The results cover the three branches of government, levels of government, the president's role, principles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, civics vocabulary, and related U.S. history concepts. Materials span elementary through high school, with some resources also identified for adult or higher education. Teachers should preview individual items carefully because grade levels, formats, instructional depth, standards alignment, and quality vary by creator. Although the page filters for free resources, TPT also shows suggestions for paid resources in the results. Downloads require users to log in to TPT.
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tag(s): civics (142), branches of government (69), bill of rights (48), constitution (111), presidents (155)
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Students can compare the legislative, executive, and judicial branches using one of the free anchor charts, then organize similarities and differences with 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here. Ask pairs to annotate a printed anchor chart by highlighting key responsibilities, circling unfamiliar vocabulary, and adding examples from current or historical events, then have them explain one connection to the class. Assign students to compare federal, state, and local responsibilities, then plot examples of government services or civic institutions on Google My Maps, reviewed here, to create an annotated government-in-the-community map.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civics and Our Government - Reading Rockets
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K to 8
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Build background knowledge about citizenship and government through this curated collection of children's books from Reading Rockets. The list introduces young readers to citizens'...more
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Build background knowledge about citizenship and government through this curated collection of children's books from Reading Rockets. The list introduces young readers to citizens' rights and responsibilities, voting and voting rights, elections and the presidency, the Constitution, civil rights, community involvement, and life in the White House. Titles span fiction, nonfiction, biography, historical fiction, picture books, and a graphic novel, making it easy to match civics topics with different reading interests and readiness levels. Featured books include Vote!, Grace for President, and Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution, Because They Marched, March: Book One, and When You Grow Up to Vote. Reading Rockets also directs users to additional civics books, activities, apps, and child-friendly websites through its Start with a Book materials.
tag(s): book lists (168), womens suffrage (65), constitution (111), elections (92), civics (142), civil rights (232), democracy (29)
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Have students choose two books about voting or elections from the list and compare what each teaches about citizens' roles, then organize the similarities and differences with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. After reading one of the election-focused titles, have students role-play a classroom election or community meeting, then write a reflection on how rules, representation, and participation affected the outcome. Ask students to select one book from the collection and write a recommendation explaining which civics topic it teaches best, what age group would benefit most, and what evidence from the book supports their judgment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Home Baseball Activities for Kids - MLB
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K to 8
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Want fun activities featuring your favorite team? This MLB roundup, originally published in May 2020, offers a wide assortment of kid-friendly, baseball-themed learning and enrichment...more
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Want fun activities featuring your favorite team? This MLB roundup, originally published in May 2020, offers a wide assortment of kid-friendly, baseball-themed learning and enrichment activities. The collection directs families and educators to activities from MLB teams across the league, including coloring and drawing pages, word searches, crosswords, mazes, reading challenges, baseball-themed math problems, crafts, physical activities, puzzles, and educational games. Additional resources introduce baseball history, Jackie Robinson, STEM, fitness, and lessons using baseball cards. Because this page was assembled for at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, some linked activities may have changed or are no longer available, but the roundup still offers teachers ideas and starting points for baseball-themed learning.
tag(s): game based learning (295), puzzles (177), crosswords (25), crafts (109), STEM (389), baseball (36)
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Students can create their own crossword puzzle with a baseball theme using Crossword Labs, reviewed here. Students can use Trading Card Creator reviewed here to create a trading card with their favorite team's current stats. Have students use Suno AI Song Creator reviewed here to create a song about their favorite baseball team.
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Batter Up! 20 Grand Slam Baseball Activities and Crafts for Kids - We Are Teachers
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K to 4
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Batter Up! 20 Grand Slam Baseball Activities and Crafts for Kids features simple math, ELA, and writing activities for your students. Activities include reading and writing about Jackie...more
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Batter Up! 20 Grand Slam Baseball Activities and Crafts for Kids features simple math, ELA, and writing activities for your students. Activities include reading and writing about Jackie Robinson, solving equations on baseballs, practicing math facts with a baseball diamond, and reading a baseball book.
tag(s): printables (36), game based learning (295), crafts (109), civil rights (232), spelling (96), phonics (57), sports (107), baseball (36)
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Create your own baseball escape room using Online Escape Room Templates, reviewed here. Have students create a baseball game with math facts using Gimkit, reviewed here. Students can create a comic using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here, sharing fun facts about a famous baseball player.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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My Vote Counts Lesson Plan - PBS Learning Media
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K to 2
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PBS KIDS offers an Election Day lesson plan featuring the story character Arthur, where students learn about elections and participate in voting. In a mock election, students learn...more
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PBS KIDS offers an Election Day lesson plan featuring the story character Arthur, where students learn about elections and participate in voting. In a mock election, students learn how to register to vote, learn about the candidates, create campaign posters, and head to the polls. Additionally, students learn about the election results, the emotions that come with their candidate winning or losing, and how to set differences aside, accept the results, and stay united despite the outcome.
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Students can display their campaign posters in a virtual bulletin board using Padlet, reviewed here. Students can record their speeches using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can use Kidrex, reviewed here to learn more about the local elections in their area.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Election Day - PBS
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K to 5
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PBS offers a quick Election Day video for students in grades K-5 explaining the orgins of Election Day and voting. The video is available in both English and Spanish and ...more
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PBS offers a quick Election Day video for students in grades K-5 explaining the orgins of Election Day and voting. The video is available in both English and Spanish and aligned to National Standards for Civics and Government.
tag(s): elections (92)
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Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here, to learn more about Election Day by learning about the candidates running for office in their area. Students can use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast the principles/core beliefs of the Democrats and Republicans. Students can create a public service announcement using Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here to share why it is important to vote.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning: Interactive Explorations for Students and Teachers - Maloy, R. W., Trust, T., Butler, A., & Xu, C.
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K to 12
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning is an interactive, multimodal, multicultural, open-access eBook connecting key civics concepts with critical media literacy activities. The...more
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning is an interactive, multimodal, multicultural, open-access eBook connecting key civics concepts with critical media literacy activities. The book includes a topic area with downloadable critical media literacy guides, each covering different components of media, including social media, advertisements, and more. The following seven topics focus on civics topics, including the foundations of the U.S. political system and the development of the U.S. government, and conclude with freedom of the press and news/media literacy. Chapters include videos, examples, additional resources, and activity suggestions. Read or listen to the book online, or download as a document or audio file. This book is also available in Spanish.
tag(s): ebooks (47), professional development (317), media literacy (140), civics (142), artificial intelligence (368)
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Add this to your professional book list to help you understand and teach media literacy. Consider creating a collection on Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and save professional materials for easy access. Use the teacher and student media literacy guides as part of your lessons on media literacy. Each guide includes several questions for students to discuss; add each of the questions to a column on Padlet, reviewed here to create a living document containing students' responses and links to their research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bill of Rights Institute - Bill of Rights Institute
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K to 12
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Bring primary sources, constitutional questions, and inquiry-based civics into the classroom with the Bill of Rights Institute's extensive collection of free, classroom-ready resources...more
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Bring primary sources, constitutional questions, and inquiry-based civics into the classroom with the Bill of Rights Institute's extensive collection of free, classroom-ready resources for elementary through high school. Teachers can browse lessons, activities, essays, primary sources, videos, podcasts, and complete curricula by grade level, topic, era, or standard. Materials cover U.S. history, government, the Constitution, civil liberties, Supreme Court cases, founding principles, civic virtues, and current issues, with many lessons encouraging document analysis, evidence-based argument, discussion, and civic action. The site also includes student-facing videos, games, contests, and current-events resources. Resources are scholar-reviewed and standards-informed, and educators can use a State Standards Alignment Tool to find materials aligned with their requirements.
tag(s): bill of rights (48), constitution (111), civics (142), primary sources (183), supreme court (37), declaration of independence (27)
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Have students examine several primary sources from the same historical controversy, annotate evidence for competing viewpoints, and then use Google Drawings reviewed here, to organize quotations and conclusions into a visual evidence map. Invite students to investigate how a constitutional issue developed in different locations and create an annotated map with StoryMap JS, reviewed here. Ask students to prepare evidence from Bill of Rights Institute readings for a structured whole-class debate, then use AhaSlides, reviewed here, to collect a before-and-after poll, quiz responses, or a word cloud showing how class thinking changed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - HMH Education
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore...more
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore Olympic history, Jesse Owens, prominent athletes, host cities, life during a particular Games year, differences between the Summer and Winter Games, and details from a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Five additional math activities connect sports to graphing, angles, pacing, nutrition, medal data, rates, and goal setting. Many activities include suggested grade ranges, downloadable materials, or teacher guides, making the collection especially useful for teachers seeking ready-to-go ideas they can adapt across elementary and middle school classrooms.
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tag(s): timelines (61), sports (107), olympics (65), charts and graphs (183), angles (51), nutrition (140)
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Ask students in grades 6 and up to research Jesse Owens, choose one of his quotations, and write a reflection explaining what the quotation reveals about his experiences, achievements, or challenges during and after the 1936 Games. Assign editorial teams in grades 4-8 an Olympic year and have them research what life was like during that time, then create a collaborative "Year in Review" digital magazine using Canva Edu, reviewed here covering arts, fashion, sports, government, and international affairs. Have students complete the Winter Sports Scavenger Hunt while watching selected events, looking for age-appropriate features such as shapes and numbers, countries and continents, winter vocabulary, or examples of figurative language, and then compare their findings in pairs or small groups.
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15 Worksheets - 15Worksheets.com
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K to 12
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool,...more
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool, kindergarten, and general skills. The homepage reports more than 28,100 worksheets, with most topic collections offering at least 15 activities and many including answer keys. Teachers can browse broad subject categories or search for a specific skill, unit, or lesson topic. Materials range from early-learning practice to selected high school content and include reading passages, writing prompts, computation practice, word problems, language exercises, science activities, and history resources. The creators report that retired educators write the worksheets, which are peer-reviewed, checked by an editor, and reviewed for clarity, age appropriateness, skill progression, and answer accuracy. Worksheets may be downloaded and printed for free educational use, but the site does not permit users to repost the files to public websites, shared drives, or file repositories.
tag(s): holidays (291), grammar (143), grammar review (34), writing prompts (56), preK (355), worksheets (72)
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Invite students to revise several worksheet questions into a class review game with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here, and require each team to provide an answer explanation. Have students use a worksheet as the starting point for a hands-on station where they model math problems with manipulatives, act out vocabulary, sequence printed events, or test a science concept with classroom materials. Use worksheets at different complexity levels for targeted practice, then ask students to reflect on which items were most challenging and create a personal improvement plan in Simplenote, reviewed here.
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Something Happened In Our Town - Saladin Allah
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K to 3
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The animated story Something Happened in Our Town on YouTube follows two families-one white and one black- as the families discuss police shootings of a black man in their community....more
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The animated story Something Happened in Our Town on YouTube follows two families-one white and one black- as the families discuss police shootings of a black man in their community. The story answers questions about traumatic events and helps children identify and counter racial injustices in their everyday lives. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): social justice (45), racism (85)
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Students can create a comic teaching others about racial injustices using Witty Comics, reviewed here. Use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast the white and black family in the story. Ask students to create an animated video from one of the main characters' points of view using Animate from Audio, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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This is What Courage Looks Like - Scholastic Action
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4 to 12
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students,...more
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students, the readers theater reading level is scaffolded to a 3rd- to 5th-grade level to make the materials accessible to all students. In addition to the script, the materials include an introductory vocabulary slideshow, an activity focused on inferencing, an ELL lesson plan, a video, and an interactive presentation view. Another accessibility feature is the option to use text-to-speech on the site with standard or slower audio.
tag(s): Accessibility (13), text to speech (25), multilingual (84), readers theater (13), civil rights (232), women (198), womenchangemaker (95)
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Use this readers theater script to engage students as they learn about Claudette Colvin and the civil rights movement. Use an AI tool such as Claude, reviewed here, to rewrite the script for different reading levels. For example, ask Claude to rewrite the script for a 10th-grade reading level. Include this activity as part of a choice board that includes videos, articles, and other activities to learn about Claudette Colvin. Students can record their video and share it with the class. Use MagicSchool, reviewed here, to create and share a rubric as part of your assessment of students' choice board activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Separate is Never Equal Duncan Tonatiuh - Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Author Duncan Tonatiuh reads his book Separate Is Never Equal in this YouTube video. Separate Is Never Equal tells the story of young Sylvia and her family, who were excited ...more
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Author Duncan Tonatiuh reads his book Separate Is Never Equal in this YouTube video. Separate Is Never Equal tells the story of young Sylvia and her family, who were excited to enroll in a new school but were told to attend a Mexican school. Sylvia was born in America and spoke perfect English. Her family did not understand and organized a lawsuit against California in an effort to stop segregation in schools.
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tag(s): racism (85), segregation (22)
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Since this story took place before Brown v. Board of Education, students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to research Brown v. the Board of Education and other lawsuits to end segregation. Students can use the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here to create a timeline of important events to end segregation. Have students use Adobe Podcast, reviewed here to create an audio podcast sharing how Sylvia felt during this time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wisconsin First Nations Education - Wisconsin First Nations
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K to 12
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books,...more
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books, maps, interactive activities, professional learning materials, and teacher exemplars to teach the histories, cultures, governments, treaty rights, and contemporary experiences of the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Teachers can browse by grade level, resource type, tribal lands, and tags, then use the interactive maps to identify the ancestral lands and present-day tribal nations nearest their schools. Many entries include printable teaching guides, discussion questions, assessments, extension activities, and academic standards, making the collection especially useful for meeting Wisconsin Act 31 requirements. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): professional development (317), primary sources (183), native americans (168), preK (355)
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Conduct a close reading of a treaty, citizenship document, oral history, or lesson text from the collection by asking students to annotate claims, unfamiliar terms, perspectives, and supporting evidence before discussing how tribal sovereignty differs from state or federal authority. Stage a structured discussion about treaty rights, land use, natural-resource management, or self-determination by assigning students stakeholder perspectives, requiring them to cite evidence from the site, and collecting final claims or questions on Padlet, reviewed here. Have groups build an illustrated chronology with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, and add a written explanation of two important cause-and-effect relationships.
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Chickasaw.tv - The Chickasaw Nation
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network....more
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network. Its growing collection includes short interviews, documentaries, profiles, language lessons, traditional stories, historical features, and multi-episode series organized around people, places, culture, government, and community life. Teachers can locate firsthand perspectives on topics such as tribal sovereignty, forced removal, boarding schools, language revitalization, traditional arts, stickball, stomp dancing, military service, education, and notable Chickasaw citizens. The language area also features songs, stories, games, and videos connected with conversational Chickasaw lessons.
tag(s): interviews (18), biographies (103), primary sources (183), native americans (168)
In the Classroom
Have students map significant Chickasaw homelands, removal routes, cultural sites, and present-day locations with Google My Maps, reviewed here; have small groups attach relevant Chickasaw.tv videos to map points and explain how the place shapes the history presented in each selection. Have students role-play a tribal council or community planning discussion about language revitalization, cultural preservation, education, or economic development. Assign students evidence-based roles and have them prepare questions, proposals, and responses drawn from related videos. Synthesize learning through a short interview-style podcast in which students correct a misconception about Native peoples using evidence from Chickasaw voices and record with Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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