Lessons and Activities

Founding Fathers Gallery

Image files of major historical figures from American history.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

mfesti

Military Gallery (Audio)

This gallery contains a variety of images and sounds relating to the military. Military equipment and symbols are included in the images section ...

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

debrafeldhaus 

The 13 Original Colonies

This file contains a pre-assessment, links to resources on the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies as well as links to project ideas.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Anonymous

Civil War Podcast Audio Gallery

This gallery file is a five part series of the Civil War in podcast format. This audio series focuses on the the key points of the war. Students ...

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Paul Gigliotti   

Bullying Health Magic

This is a lesson on bullying.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

jthompson 

Map Skills - Latitude and Longitude

Practice map skills and learn about latitude and longitude.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Anonymous

Graphic Organizer Fishbone

The purpose of a fishbone diagram is for students to organize their thoughts and ideas, on a particular topic, into a visual representation. Colo...

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

lainey

Graphic Organizer- The 5 W's

Five W’s charts are a type of graphic organizer that let the student think about and list the “Who, When, Where, What, and Why” of a story, book, article, or event in a simple visual way. Five W’s charts are useful for examining the key points of the chosen topic.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Anonymous

Great Cirlce Path

The shortest path between two points on a plane is a straight line. On the surface of a sphere, however, there are no straight lines. The shortes...

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Anonymous

Virtual Environmental Science

Interactive tutorials, animations, and photographs teach students about earthquakes, global warming, and other earth science topics. College or a...

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  History & Social Studies

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 12, 2009

Posted by:

Anonymous