Lessons and Activities

The Progressives and Imperialists

An overview of the Imperialists and Progressives; including T. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, the Muckrakers, the building of the Panama Canal, Regulation and Conservation, aquring Alaska and Hawaii, and the Spanish-American War.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jan. 25, 2010

Posted by:

joneita.kelly

Henry Ford and the Great Depression

An overview of the life of Henry Ford, the growth of Ford Motor Company, and how the invention of the automobile helped the US through the Great Depression.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jan. 25, 2010

Posted by:

joneita.kelly

Diagramming Different Kinds of Sentences (exercise 8-5)

exercise 8-5 (pp. 170-171) in Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, 3rd ed., published by BJUPress; deciding if sentences are simple, compound, or complex, and then diagramming them; deals with the pony express

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 3, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Major European Colonizing Countries

A quick graphic organizer to help the students identify the major countries invloved with colonization around 1600-1763.

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Society

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jan. 28, 2013

Posted by:

k.baron@rcsd.ca

The Buffalo Dance by Cornelia Meigs

Background and analysis of this short story about the friendship that develops between two young men of the warring Ojibway and Dakota tribes.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 29, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

The Representation of the Buddha

This activity will briefly identify and explain the significance of some important symbols on the image of the Buddha.

• Grade Level(s):

  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

• Subjects:

  Religion

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 14, 2012

Posted by:

ticoblarney 

Winter and Christmas Flash

Use these flash animated backgrounds for Winter and Christmas themed lessons.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, 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, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Tools

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 19, 2011

Posted by:

bladd207 

Where Do Different Foods Originate?

A Visual Presentation for a Columbian Exchange Lesson. Summary Activity is on New World and Old World foods.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Society

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 17, 2012

Posted by:

Raabster

Civil War (.mcf)

Various sounds and images related to the civil war. Including the Gettysburg Address.

• Grade Level(s):

  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, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 17, 2012

Posted by:

Brent Pierce

Oregon Trail

Westward Expansion is great topic and I built a Mimio lesson to go along with it.

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 21, 2010

Posted by:

wwitkowsky