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Court Quest - iCivics
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6 to 12
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Climb aboard the Justice Express and help citizens find the correct place to resolve their legal problems. In this updated simulation, students listen to passengers' situations and...more
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Climb aboard the Justice Express and help citizens find the correct place to resolve their legal problems. In this updated simulation, students listen to passengers' situations and guide them through local, state, and federal court systems. Gameplay reinforces the purposes and jurisdictions of different courts while asking students to distinguish case types and decide where each dispute belongs. The activity is designed for middle and high school students. Generally, it fits within one class period, making it useful as an introduction, practice activity, or review of the judicial branch.
tag(s): courts (27), game based learning (295)
In the Classroom
Ask students to compare state and federal courts in a two-circle organizer with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. Assign students to write a new passenger scenario for the Justice Express and require classmates to identify the proper court and explain its jurisdiction. Ask pairs to sort sample disputes into local, state, and federal court categories, then compare their decisions with situations encountered in the game.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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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): grammar (143), grammar review (34), holidays (291), preK (354), worksheets (72), writing prompts (56)
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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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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), civil rights (232), multilingual (84), readers theater (13), text to speech (25), 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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Executive Command - iCivics
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6 to 12
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Place students in the Oval Office and challenge them to manage the U.S. president's competing responsibilities. In this simulation, players consider legislation, travel to diplomatic...more
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Place students in the Oval Office and challenge them to manage the U.S. president's competing responsibilities. In this simulation, players consider legislation, travel to diplomatic meetings, address military crises as commander-in-chief, and balance several presidential duties at once. The decision-based gameplay helps students examine the structure and functions of the executive branch, the president's constitutional powers, and the different roles a president performs. A typical game takes about 30 minutes, and the resource is also available in Spanish.
tag(s): civics (142), constitution (111), game based learning (295), presidents (155), spanish (111)
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Ask students to create a visual guide to the six roles of the president with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used to make flyers, presentations, social media-style posts, and other designs. Invite small groups to compare the president's actions in the simulation with powers stated in Article II of the Constitution, then organize their findings with Google Drawings, reviewed here. Have students role-play a cabinet meeting in which each group member represents a different adviser and argues for a response to a military, diplomatic, or legislative challenge.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sixth Amendment Interactive - Annenberg Classroom
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6 to 12
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What does the Sixth Amendment promise to a person accused of a crime? This interactive presentation shows the amendment's full text and turns six debated clauses into clickable learning...more
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What does the Sixth Amendment promise to a person accused of a crime? This interactive presentation shows the amendment's full text and turns six debated clauses into clickable learning points. Students can investigate the rights to a speedy trial, a public trial, an impartial jury, trial in the proper state and district, confrontation of witnesses, and assistance of counsel. Each highlighted phrase connects learners with expert explanations and embedded YouTube videos that clarify how courts have interpreted these protections. The resource works well for close reading, civics inquiry, and discussions about fairness in the criminal justice system. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): bill of rights (48), civics (142), constitution (111)
In the Classroom
Have students annotate the amendment's text, restate each highlighted protection in their own words, and then compare interpretations with a partner. Ask students to compare the Sixth Amendment rights with protections found in another constitutional amendment, then organize similarities and differences with Google Drawings, reviewed here. Invite students to role-play a pretrial conference as defense attorneys, prosecutors, judges, defendants, witnesses, and jurors, then reflect on how each Sixth Amendment protection influenced the proceeding.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): native americans (168), preK (354), primary sources (183), professional development (311)
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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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4 to 12
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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): biographies (103), interviews (18), native americans (168), primary sources (183)
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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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Celebrating the History of Women In Aviation - Globalair
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5 to 8
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Celebrating the History of Women in Aviation showcases a timeline of important women in aviation history. The timeline begins in the 18th century with Marie Elisabeth Thible and Jeanne...more
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Celebrating the History of Women in Aviation showcases a timeline of important women in aviation history. The timeline begins in the 18th century with Marie Elisabeth Thible and Jeanne Genevieve Garnerin. It then continues into the 19th century and into the modern era. Each featured woman has a brief paragraph explaining their contributions to aviation. As you continue to scroll down the site, you will find a YouTube video on Sally Ride. If your district blocks YouTube, you won't be able to view the video.
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Celebrate women in aviation by creating a poster using Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here. Create a timeline of aviation history using NapkinAI, reviewed here. Students can compare and contrast the contributions of female and male aviation pilots using Google Drawing, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Indian Resources - Utah Education Network
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K to 12
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection...more
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection connects teachers to lesson plans, primary-source activities, videos, professional learning, background information, and answers to frequently asked questions about topics such as Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples' Day, classroom costumes, and mascots. Featured materials address Utah's five tribal groups and eight sovereign nations, boarding-school history, cultural arts, movement, storytelling, geography, government, and current issues. Resources come from UEN and organizations such as the Smithsonian's Native Knowledge 360''''?, the National Indian Education Association, the BYU ARTS Partnership, and the Utah State Board of Education.
tag(s): native americans (168), preK (354), primary sources (183)
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Conduct a close reading of a tribal history, oral tradition, or boarding-school account from the collection; have students annotate evidence, distinguish firsthand experiences from later interpretations, and write a reflection explaining whose voices are represented and whose may still be missing. Research a Native leader, artist, educator, knowledge keeper, or community contributor connected to Utah; have students create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here. Have sompare two tribal nations using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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18 Teacher Resources on Native American History and Culture - Facing History & Ourselves
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6 to 12
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year,...more
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year, rather than limiting study to Native American Heritage Month. The page points middle and high school educators to Smithsonian Native Knowledge 360''''? lessons and student webinars, museum exhibitions and art collections, books, podcasts, films, and Facing History readings and teaching ideas. Topics include treaties, removal, stereotypes, military service, public memory, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, and the gap between the United States' founding ideals and its treatment of Indigenous peoples. The main article is freely viewable without an account, although account requirements and access conditions may vary for linked materials. Some linked Facing History lessons may require a free login to access all materials.
tag(s): cultures (291), native americans (168), primary sources (183)
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Have groups sort statements into "historical," "contemporary," "stereotype," and "needs evidence," then revisit their choices after using the collection. Students can arrange treaty events, removal policies, resistance, and present-day developments on Padlet's age-friendly Timeline board, reviewed here. Secondary students can build a geographic narrative connecting lands, nations, treaties, and events with StoryMap JS, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lozen - Women & the American Story
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6 to 12
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Lozen was a Chihenne Chiricahua Apache leader and warrior who resisted forced relocation and challenged the gender expectations of her community. This illustrated life story traces...more
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Lozen was a Chihenne Chiricahua Apache leader and warrior who resisted forced relocation and challenged the gender expectations of her community. This illustrated life story traces her childhood, spiritual calling, partnership with her brother Victorio, resistance to confinement on the San Carlos reservation, service alongside Geronimo, participation in peace negotiations, imprisonment, and death in 1889. Teacher supports include discussion questions, defined vocabulary, source notes, a historical photograph, related-resource suggestions, and a video created by New-York Historical Society Teen Leaders with the Untold project. The page requires no account and is free to read online. Teachers should prepare students for references to violence, death, forced removal, imprisonment, disease, and colonial mistreatment of Indigenous people. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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tag(s): native americans (168), womenchangemaker (95)
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During a close reading, have students annotate evidence showing Lozen as a warrior, caregiver, spiritual leader, and negotiator. Small groups can sort events into categories such as resistance, survival, leadership, gender expectations, and government policy, then discuss where categories overlap. Have students plot key locations and movements from Lozen's story with Google My Maps, reviewed here. Have students produce a brief evidence-based audio reflection with Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here, addressing how Lozen's life complicates common narratives about westward expansion.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History Detective - Kelly Chase
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7 to 11
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Looking for short history stories that move beyond the people and events typically emphasized in textbooks? History Detective is a classroom-friendly podcast created by history teacher...more
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Looking for short history stories that move beyond the people and events typically emphasized in textbooks? History Detective is a classroom-friendly podcast created by history teacher and musician Kelly Chase for teachers, students, and history enthusiasts. Episodes investigate lesser-known people and perspectives from the past, with topics spanning women's history, archaeology, war, political movements, Indigenous history, and cultures around the world. Episodes are generally designed to fit within a class period and incorporate original music, while many episode pages provide transcripts, reflection questions, and links to accompanying teaching materials. The creator describes the resource as written specifically for Middle Years and High School students and designed to develop historical analysis and evaluation skills
tag(s): mysteries (30), perspective (33), podcasts (190), primary sources (183)
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Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to share their opinion of the episode. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to write down clues to solve the case. Have students create their own history detective stories in the form of a digital escape room using MLA Digital Escape Room, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Montana's Native American Tribes - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Montana is home to 8 federally recognized Tribal Nations comprising 12 tribes. Each with its own history, language, and living culture, spread across seven reservations and the state's...more
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Montana is home to 8 federally recognized Tribal Nations comprising 12 tribes. Each with its own history, language, and living culture, spread across seven reservations and the state's landless Little Shell Chippewa Tribe. From the Blackfeet in the north to the Crow and Northern Cheyenne in the south, and the diverse nations sharing the Flathead, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Rocky Boy's reservations, these communities continue to shape Montana's identity today. This collection is designed to help educators bring that rich diversity into the classroom -- moving beyond generalizations to explore the distinct histories, sovereignty, traditions, and contemporary lives of each tribal nation, with an emphasis on accuracy, respect, and the voices of Native peoples themselves.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (168)
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Help your students learn more about Montana's Tribal Nations. Find resources on this list for students to use in cooperative learning groups. Read each resource's Classroom Use section to learn how to incorporate its information into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Postal Musuem - Smithsonian
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1 to 12
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics,...more
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics, stamp collecting, educator resources, and more. Google Arts and Culture Street View has a 360 tour of the museum. STAMP camp (currently closed at the time of this review) offers activities in science, technology, art, math, and problem-solving. STAMP camp is for children ages 6 through 12. All lessons are online and can be completed at your child's own pace.
tag(s): museums (58), primary sources (183), virtual field trips (154)
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Students can participate in the lessons from STAMP camp and showcase their work using ClipChamp, reviewed here. Students can use a virtual bulletin board such as Lino, reviewed here to share what they learned on the Google Arts and Culture 360 tour. Have students use MyLens, reviewed here to create a timeline of special stamps that have been created.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives - Montana Historical Society
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K to 12
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives is a Montana Historical Society curriculum that introduces students to Plains Indian history, culture, and artistic traditions through...more
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives is a Montana Historical Society curriculum that introduces students to Plains Indian history, culture, and artistic traditions through pictographic art. Lessons explore winter counts, oral storytelling traditions, narrative art, and ledger art while helping students examine how Native people have recorded experiences, shared stories, and expressed cultural perspectives. Each lesson includes objectives, essential questions, standards, preparation guidance, procedures, materials, and assessment ideas. Supporting resources, including student handouts and presentation materials, are also provided for classroom use.
tag(s): art history (110), montana (34), native americans (168), primary sources (183), stories and storytelling (82)
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Students can participate in the lessons shared on the website. Students can continue to learn about oral traditions by sharing their own tradition via ScreenPal, reviewed here and explaining how it is the same or different from the Plain Indians. Have students showcase their art in a virtual gallery using Padlet reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blackfoot Tribal Business Council - Blackfoot Nation
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6 to 12
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Explore the Blackfeet Nation through information published by the Nation itself. The official website introduces the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana and provides...more
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Explore the Blackfeet Nation through information published by the Nation itself. The official website introduces the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana and provides firsthand information about Blackfeet government, culture, water rights, tribal departments, community resources, and current issues. Students can learn about the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, whose nine elected members govern the Nation, and read about Blackfeet history and cultural continuity, including the four Blackfeet bands, traditional relationships with buffalo and the land, and contemporary cultural celebrations. The site also provides substantial primary-source material, including council minutes, tribal documents, directories, reports, and information about the Blackfeet Water Compact. Because this is a functioning tribal-government website rather than a site created specifically for schools, teachers will want to select pages and documents that fit students' reading levels and instructional goals.
tag(s): cultures (291), montana (34), native americans (168), primary sources (183)
In the Classroom
Use this resource to learn more about the Blackfoot Tribe. Create a timeline using the Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here to show the actions taken to secure the Blackfeet Water Compact. Invite students to use the site's government, culture, and current-news sections to develop inquiry questions about the Blackfeet Nation today. Next, have each student research one question and write a short, evidence-based response that distinguishes information from the Nation itself from information found in secondary sources.
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Indian Education for All Resources - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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K to 12
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Bring Indigenous perspectives, primary sources, museum collections, and standards-aligned activities into K-12 classrooms with this collection from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West....more
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Bring Indigenous perspectives, primary sources, museum collections, and standards-aligned activities into K-12 classrooms with this collection from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The resource gathers materials designed to support Montana and Wyoming Indian Education for All Social Studies Standards, including curated boards on Indigenous content, boarding schools, art, buffalo, sovereignty and tribal government, and reading recommendations. Teachers will also find the Buffalo, Deer, Bird children's activity workbook, information about live virtual and in-person field trips, Plains Indian art and powwow teaching trunks with curriculum, an animated Plains Indian map tracing more than 200 years of movement and changing boundaries, research-library resources, museum collections, and links to official tribal websites. The collection is especially useful for teachers looking for ready-to-go materials alongside primary-source and inquiry opportunities rather than a single prescribed curriculum.
tag(s): montana (34), museums (58), native americans (168), primary sources (183)
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Have students virtually visit one of the museum's programs. Students can compare and contrast the different Plains Indian Tribes using an Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here. Have students share what they learned about a specific Plains Indian Tribe by creating an informational digital story using Book Creator, reviewed here.
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Indian Education for All Resources - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill...more
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The page gathers Indigenous content collections, boarding school resources, art materials, buffalo resources, sovereignty and tribal government materials, reading recommendations, educational videos, virtual and onsite field trips, outreach trunks, primary-source research opportunities, and professional development for teachers. A downloadable Buffalo, Deer, Bird activity workbook connects students with a 2025 mural by John Hitchcock (Kiowa/Comanche) and Emily Arthur, while the interactive Plains Indian Map traces 230 years of movement among more than 45 Indigenous cultures and allows users to pause the animated timeline to study territorial, treaty, reservation, and state boundaries. Teachers can also access information about the Plains Indian Museum, the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, and direct links to tribal nations for further research.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (168), primary sources (183), professional development (311), virtual field trips (154)
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Have students choose a Montana state park and research its history, geography, wildlife, and cultural significance. Create a one-page park profile or digital slide using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Have students create a field journal using Book Creator, reviewed herewith sketches, vocabulary, observations, questions, and facts about plants, animals, geology, or cultural features found in a selected park. Present students with a conservation challenge involving wildlife, natural resources, or historic sites. Have students develop a solution and create a poster or short presentation explaining how visitors can help protect the park.
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Montana History Portal - Montana State Library
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4 to 12
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes...more
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes photographs, maps, rare books, historic documents, diaries, letters, school yearbooks, oral histories, audio and video clips, paintings, illustrations, art, and other materials documenting Montana's cultural heritage. Teachers and students can browse or search collections, examine digitized artifacts from many contributing institutions, and use curated digital exhibits that pair primary sources with explanatory text. The portal is especially useful for local-history research, document analysis, inquiry projects, and lessons that ask students to work directly with historical evidence rather than relying only on a textbook. Montana Historical Society materials alone include digitized books, diaries, letters, advertisements, photographs, maps, and other records, and the broader portal now contains well over 100,000 items.
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In the Classroom
Have students search for historic photographs of their town, county, or another Montana community, then compare the images with the location today. Have students examine a historical photograph closely, record observable details before making inferences, and annotate important evidence with Image Annotator, reviewed here, to create a visual primary-source analysis. Ask students to explore historical maps and other geographic records from the portal, then create an annotated comparison map with Google My Maps, reviewed here, explaining how settlement, transportation, industry, land use, or community boundaries changed over time.
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Indian Education For All - Office of Public Instruction
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K to 12
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education...more
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education for All (IEFA) provides classroom-ready lessons, curriculum guides, videos, posters, professional learning materials, and implementation resources developed with advice and assistance from cultural consultants from Montana Tribal Nations. Tribal-specific materials also receive input and review from members of the Montana Advisory Council on Indian Education who represent those Tribal Nations. Teachers can browse resources by areas including art, language arts, mathematics, music, science, social studies, health and family-consumer sciences, videos, and remote learning. Materials span early elementary through high school and address topics such as tribal diversity, sovereignty, traditional knowledge, contemporary Native experiences, history, literature, art, mathematics, science, and Montana's Tribal Nations. The site also features the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians, implementation guidance, recorded professional-development sessions, and links to additional tribal and national resources. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (168), preK (354), primary sources (183), professional development (311)
In the Classroom
Have students engage in the lessons and stories of Indian culture through the resources. Students can share facts or new information using Lino, reviewed here. Students can work in pairs to trace important events in American Indian education, tribal history, or sovereignty and build a chronological study aid with the Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.
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