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Thanksgiving - PBS LearningMedia
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1 to 12
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Look beyond a single Thanksgiving story with this collection of primary-source images and documents examining the history of giving thanks in the United States. The materials provide...more
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Look beyond a single Thanksgiving story with this collection of primary-source images and documents examining the history of giving thanks in the United States. The materials provide students with historical evidence, while a Teacher's Guide offers context and suggestions for using the sources in instruction. The collection is especially useful for close observation, source analysis, historical inquiry, and discussions about how Thanksgiving traditions and interpretations have developed over time. Because the collection spans elementary through high school grade bands, teachers can select sources and questions appropriate for their students.
tag(s): perspective (34), native americans (169), primary sources (184), holidays (292), thanksgiving (25)
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Ask student pairs to compare two images or documents from the collection and identify similarities and differences in what each reveals about Thanksgiving or giving thanks. Students can record their findings on paper or with the 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here. Have students examine one primary-source image before reading its description. Ask them to make a three-column observation chart labeled I Notice, I Think, and I Wonder, then revisit their inferences after learning more about the source. Invite students to arrange selected sources in chronological order and create a timeline with Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, showing how Thanksgiving observances and representations have changed over time. Have students add captions explaining each source's significance and use evidence from the collection to support their conclusions.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Bell Ringer: Claudette Colvin and the Civil Rights Movement - C-SPAN Classroom
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6 to 12
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Learn about Claudette Colvin in this C-SPAN bell-ringer lesson featuring a video discussion with author Mattie Kahn. The Lesson includes a four-minute video, assignment questions, a...more
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Learn about Claudette Colvin in this C-SPAN bell-ringer lesson featuring a video discussion with author Mattie Kahn. The Lesson includes a four-minute video, assignment questions, a vocabulary list, and several links to related topics. Registration isn't required; however, creating a free account lets users bookmark and organize content.
tag(s): 1950s (36), civil rights (230), womenchangemaker (95), women (198)
In the Classroom
Use the additional resource links to support this bell-ringer activity as part of a larger lesson or unit. Extend learning by using this site as the foundation for creating a presentation using Visme Presentation Maker, reviewed here. Include the link to this bell-ringer in your prompt, and ask Visme to create a slide presentation about Claudette Colvin that includes additional information and context about her role as a change maker and civil rights proponent. Consider asking students to create short podcasts that feature women changemakers, including Claudette Colvin, using a free tool such as Adobe Podcast, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool - Library of Congress
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K to 12
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Turn almost any historical document, image, map, recording, or other artifact into a structured investigation with these ready-to-use primary source analysis materials from the Library...more
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Turn almost any historical document, image, map, recording, or other artifact into a structured investigation with these ready-to-use primary source analysis materials from the Library of Congress. The page includes a downloadable, fillable Primary Source Analysis Tool that guides students to observe, reflect, question, and identify areas for further investigation. Teachers can pair the tool with format-specific guides for analyzing books and printed texts, charts and graphs, manuscripts, maps, motion pictures, newspapers, oral histories, photographs and prints, political cartoons, sheet music and song sheets, and sound recordings. Each guide includes prompting questions teachers can select based on students' needs, along with follow-up activities at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Teachers can save, print, email, or upload the student analysis PDF, making the materials useful for individual, small-group, whole-class, and remote learning.
tag(s): bias (38), inferencing (9), maps (222), oral history (17), map skills (68), point of view (11), inquiry (42), critical thinking (194), evaluating sources (61), primary sources (184)
In the Classroom
Have students examine a photograph without first revealing its caption or date, complete the Observe, Reflect, and Question portions of the Primary Source Analysis Tool, and then compare their initial inferences with the source's catalog information. Have students investigate a historical map with the map-analysis questions, then use Google My Maps, reviewed here, to create an annotated map connecting locations in the source to evidence uncovered through further research. Invite the whole class to complete one analysis collaboratively, then assign students a new source independently as a formative assessment of their ability to distinguish observation from inference and support conclusions with specific evidence.
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Quick Digital Citizenship Lessons for Grades K-12 - Common Sense Education
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Make room for digital citizenship with short, video-based lessons designed for 20 minutes or less. This collection is organized into four grade bands, helping teachers find age-appropriate...more
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Make room for digital citizenship with short, video-based lessons designed for 20 minutes or less. This collection is organized into four grade bands, helping teachers find age-appropriate activities about media balance, online safety, digital footprints, cyberbullying, relationships, and evaluating online information. Essential questions and short videos provide starting points for meaningful conversations about students' digital lives. The collection works well for morning meetings, advisory periods, technology lessons, or brief discussions woven into other subjects. If your district blocks YouTube, students may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): digital citizenship (113), digital literacy (42), cyberbullying (52), social media (65), social and emotional learning (235), media literacy (140)
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Assign students to record a brief digital citizenship advice segment using Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here, explaining a common digital dilemma and a responsible response. Have small groups use Toony Tool, reviewed here, to create a comic showing how an upstander can respond to cyberbullying. Have students complete an individual exit ticket describing a digital decision, its possible consequences, and the lesson idea that supports their recommended action.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lumiere Junior Explorer Program - Lumiere Education
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6 to 8
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Give academically motivated middle school students a chance to move beyond a typical classroom research assignment with the Lumiere Junior Explorer Program, an eight-week, fully online...more
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Give academically motivated middle school students a chance to move beyond a typical classroom research assignment with the Lumiere Junior Explorer Program, an eight-week, fully online experience for grades 6-8. Students work one-on-one with a Ph.D.-level mentor, spending the first four weeks exploring topics within a chosen academic area, the next two weeks focusing on one topic, and the final two weeks developing an individual project. The Junior Explorer option includes eight individual mentor sessions and two sessions with a writing coach. Final products are flexible and can range from research writing to case studies and other projects, depending on the student's field and interests. The program uses an application and interview process and is presented as especially appropriate for ambitious and gifted students.
tag(s): Research (94), inquiry (42), Project Based Learning (32), critical thinking (194), enrichment (21), summer (54)
In the Classroom
Have students give a short presentation using Canva for Education, reviewed here explaining their research question, key evidence, conclusions, and one question they would like to investigate next. Ask small groups to hold a mini research conference where each student presents one finding, classmates ask follow-up questions, and the group identifies evidence that could strengthen the project. Invite students to create a review game based on vocabulary, concepts, and findings from their projects using Wayground, reviewed here, formerly Quizizz.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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 (184)
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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 (184), 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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Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Center
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6 to 12
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The Nobel Peace Center's lesson on Malala Yousafzai helps students learn about how she used her voice to raise awareness and change the world. Students will also learn how to ...more
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The Nobel Peace Center's lesson on Malala Yousafzai helps students learn about how she used her voice to raise awareness and change the world. Students will also learn how to use their voice on social media to spark local and global movements. Through game-playing, students will learn how different media can start grassroots movements and drive positive change. The lesson includes Learning Goals, Materials, and a Design Challenge. The lesson is estimated to take more than fifty minutes. All downloadable materials are PDFs.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95)
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Students can compare and contrast the different types of social media and how they are used for positive change using a 3 Circle Venn diagram with Read, Write, Think, reviewed here. Assign students to create their own game about global change using Baamboozle, reviewed here. Students can create a wall of changemakers using a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here.
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The Year of Greta - Superhero Cheesecake
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6 to 12
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg...more
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg with animation, photographs, brief text, and interactive navigation to trace her movement from an individual school-strike campaigner to an internationally recognized figure in the climate movement. The site presents both positive and negative reactions to Thunberg, providing opportunities to examine differing perspectives about her activism. The visually rich format makes the resource useful for exploring chronology, climate activism, media representation, and digital storytelling while giving students a model for considering how design choices shape the presentation of a public figure.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95), climate change (115), media literacy (140), digital literacy (42)
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Students can create a digital diary of Greta Thunberg's story since 2019 using Canva Docs, reviewed here. Invite small groups to research another environmental activist or climate-related movement and create an interactive digital story using Knight Lab, reviewed here. Assign students to map locations connected with major events in Thunberg's activism and add short factual annotations explaining each location's significance using Google My Maps, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Class2Class- Discover Projects - Class2Class ApS
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K to 12
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects...more
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects area includes searchable opportunities organized by student age, language, starting month, and project status, with activities ranging from cultural exchanges and storytelling to debates, sustainability investigations, Model UN, and problem-solving around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects commonly ask students to research, discuss, compare perspectives, collaborate with international peers, and create products such as videos, profiles, reports, infographics, displays, or presentations. Teachers can also use ready-to-use activities and lesson plans rather than building an international project from scratch. The platform is free for teachers and students, and teachers create and manage student accounts.
tag(s): Project Based Learning (32), collaboration (146), problem solving (284)
In the Classroom
Have students synthesize what they learned from an international exchange by creating a short podcast with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining how another culture's perspective changed or expanded their thinking. Invite students to exchange interviews or personal stories with a partner classroom, then turn their findings into a digital story with Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, and reflections. Assign small groups a global issue represented in one of the Class2Class projects and have them prepare evidence-based positions for a live or recorded debate, using the exchange with international classmates to challenge assumptions and strengthen arguments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About The 2026 Winter Olympics - Larry Ferlazzo,
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo....more
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo. This continually updated resource list brings together articles, videos, lesson materials, and other teaching resources on the Winter Olympics and the broader Olympic movement. Importantly, not every resource on the page is specific to the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. The collection also includes evergreen materials you can use before, during, or after any Olympic year, such as the New York Times "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, ELL lesson materials from The English Flows and Bogglesworld, and resources on Olympic history and athletes. Ferlazzo later added a TED-Ed resource on the ancient origins of the Olympic Games, another example of content useful for teaching the Olympics generally, not just the 2026 Games. Because the page functions as a curated link collection rather than a single lesson, teachers can select resources according to grade level, reading ability, language proficiency, and instructional goal. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): sports (107), olympics (65), evaluating sources (61)
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Have students browse several resources from the collection, sort them into categories such as 2026-specific information, general Olympic history, athlete stories, and classroom lessons, and then discuss which sources would be most useful for different research questions. Invite students to view selections from the "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, identify visual details that communicate an athlete's preparation, concentration, or experience, and compare observations with a partner. Ask students learning English to use one of the ELL-oriented Olympic lessons in the collection, such as resources from The English Flows or Bogglesworld, and build a paper vocabulary organizer for key sports, action verbs, countries, and competition terms.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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K to 9
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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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10 Winter Olympic Games Classroom Activities - Newsela
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K to 12
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading,...more
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading, writing, discussion, research, and critical-thinking skills while helping students learn about Olympic sports, athletes, traditions, and related topics. Teachers can use the ideas as whole-class lessons, small-group activities, enrichment projects, or connections to current events. The blog article is free to read and requires no registration. However, some Newsela articles, lessons, or resources linked within the post may require a paid Newsela subscription. Newsela does offer a free Newsela Lite account, but it provides access to a limited, rotating selection of content rather than the full Newsela library.
tag(s): sports (107), climate change (115), data (215), matter (51), motion (60), forces (54), olympics (65)
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Have students choose a Winter Olympics research topic such as a famous athlete, the history of the Games, or a recent Olympic event and use Newsela's suggested readings to gather evidence before presenting their findings to classmates using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Ask students to use the snowboarding dataset highlighted in the article to explore incline angle, speed, trick height, or potential and kinetic energy, then write a claim supported by calculations and observations from the data. Invite students to write review questions about Olympic history, athletes, physics, climate, and vocabulary, then use Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here, to create a class formative-assessment game.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Paralympic Sports - International Paralympic Committee
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4 to 12
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter...more
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter categories and links students to individual sport pages where they can investigate rules, competition formats, athletes, equipment, and other sport-specific information. The IPC currently sanctions 29 Paralympic sports, 23 summer and six winter, with Para climbing the newest addition to the Paralympic Games program. The six winter sports are Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard, and wheelchair curling. This authoritative resource provides a useful starting point for researching adaptive sports, comparing events, examining how equipment and rules vary among sports, and learning how athletes compete at the international level.
tag(s): sports (107), olympics (65), disabilities (39)
In the Classroom
Assign small groups different summer or winter sports, and have them design a one-page guide that explains the sport for a newcomer, including rules, equipment, terminology, and questions they might still have. Invite students to research an athlete associated with a selected sport and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, highlighting the athlete's sport, country, accomplishments, and an important fact learned through research. Have small groups investigate how a Paralympic sport or piece of adaptive sports equipment has developed over time, then create a chronological summary with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Museum Virtual 360 Tours - The Olympic Museum
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4 to 12
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions...more
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions remotely in an immersive, room-by-room format, giving students opportunities to examine displays connected to Olympic history, athletes, traditions, objects, and the development of the modern Olympic movement. The museum itself preserves and interprets a major collection of Olympic heritage, and its broader site also provides resources for educators, students, and researchers. The virtual tour works especially well as a ready-to-go visual source for introducing an Olympics unit, supporting historical inquiry, or giving students artifacts and exhibition spaces to investigate before discussion or research.
tag(s): virtual field trips (154), olympics (65), cultures (282), sports (107)
In the Classroom
Have students explore the virtual museum individually, record three artifacts or displays that reveal something important about Olympic history, and then share one observation and one question with the class. Invite small groups to investigate how the Olympic Games have changed over time and create a chronological summary with Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, using evidence gathered from the museum and additional reliable sources. Assign students to select one museum object and write a short, evidence-based museum label explaining what the item reveals about the culture, technology, or values of its time, then display the labels beside screenshots or sketches during a class gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Athletes - International Olympic Committee
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4 to 12
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured...more
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured athletes or investigate individual competitors through profile pages that may include biographies, Olympic results, medals, competition highlights, news, photos, and videos. Profiles vary in the amount of information available, but the collection offers a useful starting point for researching athletic achievement, perseverance, international representation, and the history of individual Olympic sports. The resource works especially well for biography projects, comparison activities, geography connections, and research tied to current or past Olympic Games
tag(s): olympics (65), sports (107), biographies (102)
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Have small groups choose athletes from several nations and plot their home countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding a brief athlete profile to each location to connect Olympic participation with world geography. Invite students to synthesize research by creating a short athlete profile presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, combining biographical information, Olympic results, geography, and images into an evidence-based presentation. Have students select an Olympian from a country or sport they are studying and gather evidence from the athlete's profile to write a short biography highlighting accomplishments, challenges, and Olympic participation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Annenberg Classroom Lesson Plans - Annenberg Classroom
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Build a civics or U.S. government lesson around ready-to-use materials from this searchable Annenberg Classroom collection. The archive includes more than 70 lesson plans covering constitutional...more
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Build a civics or U.S. government lesson around ready-to-use materials from this searchable Annenberg Classroom collection. The archive includes more than 70 lesson plans covering constitutional principles, Supreme Court cases, civil rights, the branches of government, federalism, lawmaking, media literacy, source evaluation, logical fallacies, and other critical-thinking skills. Many lessons accompany Annenberg Classroom documentaries and provide background information, learning objectives, discussion prompts, primary-source work, research tasks, assessments, and extension activities. Recent entries are labeled for middle or high school, while some individual guides reach upper-elementary learners. Teachers should check each lesson's grade designation, timing, required technology, and potentially sensitive legal or historical content before use.
tag(s): world war 2 (168), womens suffrage (65), presidents (155), Juneteenth (32), critical thinking (194), media literacy (140), primary sources (184), branches of government (69), bill of rights (48), civics (141), supreme court (37), constitution (111)
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Assign small groups different Supreme Court cases and have them create a case comparison presentation with AhaSlides, reviewed here, identifying the constitutional question, ruling, reasoning, and lasting impact. Have students arrange amendments, court decisions, laws, and historical events on Padlet, reviewed here, using its easy and age-friendly Timeline board to show how a constitutional principle developed over time. Invite students to conduct a mock congressional hearing or Supreme Court argument in which they question witnesses, cite constitutional evidence, and defend a final position.
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases - Annenberg Classroom
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6 to 12
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Bring constitutional law to life through a collection of documentaries and conversations centered on major Supreme Court decisions. Students can explore cases involving equal protection,...more
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Bring constitutional law to life through a collection of documentaries and conversations centered on major Supreme Court decisions. Students can explore cases involving equal protection, school segregation, free speech, freedom of the press, search and seizure, voting rights, criminal procedure, federalism, presidential power, judicial independence, and wartime civil liberties. Featured cases include Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Mapp v. Ohio, Korematsu v. United States, New York Times v. United States, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Yick Wo v. Hopkins. Many films combine historical footage with commentary from Supreme Court justices, constitutional scholars, attorneys, plaintiffs, and students. The collection works well for case-study units, amendment review, evidence-based discussion, and comparisons of how constitutional interpretation changes over time. Teachers should preview selections involving racism, incarceration, war, capital punishment, antisemitism, or other sensitive topics before sharing them with students.
tag(s): supreme court (37), civil rights (230), constitution (111), freedom of speech (17), segregation (22)
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Assign small groups different cases involving the same constitutional right, then have them create a comparison presentation in Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here. Ask students to compare two decisions with the 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here, identifying shared principles, different facts, competing rights, and contrasting outcomes. Have students conduct a moot-court hearing in which attorneys present arguments, justices ask questions, and each student writes a majority or dissenting opinion supported by constitutional language and precedent.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution - Annenberg Classroom
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Place the Constitution's original language beside a student-friendly explanation with this interactive reference guide from Annenberg Classroom. The resource moves from the Preamble...more
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Place the Constitution's original language beside a student-friendly explanation with this interactive reference guide from Annenberg Classroom. The resource moves from the Preamble through all seven articles and 27 amendments, presenting each section as "The Text" and "What It Means." Explanations clarify the document's language, historical context, governmental structure, individual rights, and connections to court decisions. Teachers can use the guide as a focused reference during civics lessons, while students can navigate directly to a particular article or amendment for close reading, research, or case analysis. The guide is part of a larger free collection that includes constitutional videos, games, timelines, downloadable books, and glossaries.
tag(s): constitution (111), bill of rights (48), primary sources (184), civics (141)
In the Classroom
Have students read one section of the Constitution and its "What It Means" explanation, then rewrite the section in their own words without changing its legal meaning. Ask student pairs to annotate the Preamble by matching each stated goal with a historical or present-day example of government action. Use Google Forms reviewed here, for an exit assessment in which students interpret an unfamiliar constitutional passage, identify the relevant principle, and support their explanation with textual evidence.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching the Constitution - Annenberg Classroom
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Find a constitutional topic and move directly to a collection of supporting classroom materials with this organized teaching guide from Annenberg Classroom. Resources are grouped by...more
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Find a constitutional topic and move directly to a collection of supporting classroom materials with this organized teaching guide from Annenberg Classroom. Resources are grouped by the Constitution's articles, branches of government, amendments, and landmark Supreme Court cases, making it easy to connect a unit or current issue to relevant videos, lesson plans, games, and timelines. Topics include separation of powers, federalism, the legislative process, presidential authority, judicial independence, the Bill of Rights, freedom of speech and the press, due process, voting rights, equal protection, and other constitutional principles. Many videos provide historical footage and commentary from legal scholars, Supreme Court justices, attorneys, and people connected to significant cases. The broader site also offers an interactive Constitution guide that pairs the original text with plain-language explanations. Materials are free and primarily intended for middle and high school civics instruction.
tag(s): constitution (111), bill of rights (48), freedom of speech (17), primary sources (184), supreme court (37)
In the Classroom
Invite students to research a landmark case and create a person or concept card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, summarizing the parties, constitutional question, ruling, and long-term significance. Ask students to compare two constitutional rights with the 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here, identifying their origins, limits, landmark cases, and continuing debates. Have students stage a mock Supreme Court conference in which justices question opposing attorneys, discuss relevant constitutional language, and write a majority or dissenting opinion supported by precedent.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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