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Illuminative Lesson Resources - Illuminative and the National Indian Education Association
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K to 12
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This site shares many resources that provide accurate cultural information and representation of the Native Indian culture, which are available in most content areas, including math...more
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This site shares many resources that provide accurate cultural information and representation of the Native Indian culture, which are available in most content areas, including math and science. Download lesson plans that encourage students to explore and research the work of Indigenous leaders, learn about Native American recipes, and read about storytelling and traditions. Visit any link to access the lesson plan in PDF format, which includes activities and links to supporting materials.
tag(s): cooking (31), crafts (57), cross cultural understanding (170), cultures (147), game based learning (182), landmarks (21), native americans (97), poetry (194), stories and storytelling (51)
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Bookmark this site as a resource for lessons on Native American cultures that present information in a culturally accurate manner. Find lessons and activity guides that integrate into your current subject area lessons; for example, one activity is called "Picaria: A Zuni Pueblo Math Game." Picaria is a game of logic and strategy that easily integrates into math station rotations that involve games of logic and strategy. Ask students to use Canva Docs, reviewed here to create and share flyers that include instructions for games they play.
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Smithsonian American Women's History Museum - Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
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K to 12
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Smithsonian American Women's History Museum offers lessons for all age levels. Depending on the women or topic you click on, resources can include a video, lesson plan, photographs,...more
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Smithsonian American Women's History Museum offers lessons for all age levels. Depending on the women or topic you click on, resources can include a video, lesson plan, photographs, and podcasts. Topics included on the site are Women in Space and STEM, Inspiring Women, Zines and Self Expression, We Belong Here: Title IX, Girlhood (It's Complicated), Innovative Lives, and Latinas Talk Latinas.
tag(s): women (144), womenchangemaker (32), womens suffrage (50)
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Students can create biographies of the women they research. Biographical examples can include videos, pamphlets, or slides. Students can create digital stories using Sway reviewed here. Students can compare and contrast women from the same time and debate who was more influential. Use the online debate tool Kialo Edu reviewed here. Finally, students can take virtual field trips or watch virtual interviews.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Women's History Museum - National Women's History Museum
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K to 12
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National Women's History Museum is a free site that offers digital resources on famous women. Lessons contain guiding questions, time, objectives, prerequisites, materials needed, examples,...more
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National Women's History Museum is a free site that offers digital resources on famous women. Lessons contain guiding questions, time, objectives, prerequisites, materials needed, examples, assessment/homework, and future research/resources. The site allows you to filter by grade level and "movement" in time. Women featured on the site include Belva Lockwood, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Sally Hemings, Clara Barton, and many more.
tag(s): women (144), womenchangemaker (32), womens suffrage (50)
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Students can be assigned a specific woman and create digital books explaining why this woman is important in history. Students of all ages can create digital books using Book Creator, reviewed here. They can also compare and contrast women from the same time or era using Canva's Venn Diagram Creator, reviewed here. Finally, students can take virtual field trips to museums/exhibits associated with the women and era or time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Homer's Civil War Veteran: From Battlefield to Wheat Field - EDSITEment
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6 to 8
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The EDSITEment lesson plan "Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field" offers educators a rich exploration of Winslow Homer's artwork as a lens into post-Civil War America....more
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The EDSITEment lesson plan "Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field" offers educators a rich exploration of Winslow Homer's artwork as a lens into post-Civil War America. The lesson encourages students to analyze Homer's painting "The Veteran in a New Field" and to discuss themes such as the impact of war, reconstruction, and the transition from military to civilian life. It provides historical context, art analysis techniques, and guiding questions to help students connect visual art with historical understanding.
tag(s): art history (90), civil war (137), veterans (29)
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Have students compare Winslow Homer's "The Veteran in a New Field" with other Civil War-era paintings. They can examine how different artists depict the war's aftermath, focusing on themes like healing, loss, or national recovery. Ask students to write a first-person narrative from the veteran's perspective in the painting. Students can create a timeline that connects the painting to key Civil War events, Reconstruction policies, and changes in agriculture using a resource such as Class Tools reviewed here .Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Black Women's Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo - Facing History & Ourselves:
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9 to 12
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Black Women's Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo offers a free three-part lesson. The lessons include exploring #MeToo through the lens of Black Women's history, reading Rosa...more
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Black Women's Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo offers a free three-part lesson. The lessons include exploring #MeToo through the lens of Black Women's history, reading Rosa Parks' account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and reading a primary source describing one black woman's experience working as a domestic servant in white households. The site includes suggested ways to implement the lesson, including the annotating/paraphrasing of sources and an identity chart. If you register for a free account, the link can be saved to your favorites, and you will be able to access Rosa Parks' account. Note to teachers: Some of the readings and activities below contain references to rape and other forms of sexual violence and harassment that simultaneously may be difficult to understand for some students and all too real for others.
tag(s): black history (130), civil rights (201)
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In the classroom, students can follow the activities presented in the lesson as provided. Enhance learning by using Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here so students can create a timeline of events leading up to and after the #MeToo Movement. Finally, students can research other influential people in Black History and the #MeToo movement and share their research through a living museum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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United States Senate Floor Proceedings - United States Senate
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6 to 12
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This site is a section of the more extensive U.S. Senate website, reviewed here that provides live video of sessions from the floor of the United States...more
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This site is a section of the more extensive U.S. Senate website, reviewed here that provides live video of sessions from the floor of the United States Senate. The Floor Schedule below the video feed provides information on the daily schedule of proceedings. Other information on this page shares links to congressional records with transcripts of previous Senate sessions.
tag(s): branches of government (65), debate (42), politics (116), senate (10)
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Save this link as a favorite when teaching lessons on government and the legislative branch. Use Figjam, reviewed here for students to share observations by adding sticky notes with their thoughts during the viewing session. Use a widget in Figjam to create a poll and ask students how they would vote on a specific issue discussed during their viewing session. Extend learning by setting up a classroom debate or mock session on a similar or current topic. Ask students to role-play as senators, then draft and debate their mini-bills while using this lesson as an opportunity to teach students how to debate respectfully. When prepared, have students create a podcast to share their points of view individually or as a podcast of the class debate. Free podcast creation tools include Buzzsprout, reviewed here and Spotify for PodCastors, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pedagog.ai - Priten Shaw
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3 to 12
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Pedagog.ai supports educators using AI by providing free resources such as a prompt library, lesson plans, and AI tools for teaching and learning. After creating an account, use Pedagog.ai's...more
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Pedagog.ai supports educators using AI by providing free resources such as a prompt library, lesson plans, and AI tools for teaching and learning. After creating an account, use Pedagog.ai's dashboard as a starting point to find and access information. The prompt library includes suggested prompts for all curricular subjects, professional development, student prompts, and teaching strategies. The lesson plans include categories of AI Literacy and Integrating AI to share topics such as Generating Hybrid Animals with AI or AI and Historical Perspective. Visit the Using AI section to gather ideas on using AI to gamify your classroom and how to use AI with student projects.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), computers (110), creative writing (123), critical thinking (118), digital literacy (3), editing (92), images (261), media literacy (107), persuasive writing (58), politics (116), population (50), readers theater (12), shakespeare (99), vocabulary (238), vocabulary development (91)
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Include Pedagog.ai as part of your resources for using AI effectively to promote engagement and increase student understanding of classroom lessons. Use the suggested prompts to find ideas for creative activities and assessments, then modify the prompt to fit the needs of your classroom and students. Use the prompts within chat tools such as ChatGPT, reviewed here and Claude, reviewed here and continue asking questions and adding suggestions for making changes until you generate information that fits your needs. Use an organizational tool like Wakelet, reviewed here to save and share your favorite prompts. For example, create a collection of prompts for each subject or class you teach or work with peers to create prompt collections for assessments, lesson ideas, and incorporating teaching strategies.
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Pearl Harbor Education Resources - National WWII Museum New Orleans
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9 to 12
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Pearl Harbor Educational Resources is a free website with resources to help teach students about Pearl Harbor. The site includes links to lessons on analyzing FDR's Pearl Harbor address...more
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Pearl Harbor Educational Resources is a free website with resources to help teach students about Pearl Harbor. The site includes links to lessons on analyzing FDR's Pearl Harbor address to viewing high school yearbooks from WWII. Finally, there is a link to register for free lesson plans offered through That National WWII Museum in New Orleans, which provides a video and free webinars around the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
tag(s): pearl harbor (14), world war 2 (161)
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Students can debate the importance of FDR's speech, compare and contrast FDR's speech to other speeches given by world leaders, and compare and contrast yearbooks now and then.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching About Veterans Day - Educators 4 Social Change
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5 to 12
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The Educators 4 Social Change website provides a comprehensive resource page for teaching about Veterans Day, aimed at helping students understand the significance of the holiday and...more
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The Educators 4 Social Change website provides a comprehensive resource page for teaching about Veterans Day, aimed at helping students understand the significance of the holiday and honor those who served in the military. Find lesson plans, articles, and activity ideas that cater to various grade levels, emphasizing the importance of recognizing veterans' sacrifices. The resources focus on engaging students through discussions about civic duty, history, and respect, making it a valuable tool for educators looking to deepen students' understanding of Veterans Day.
tag(s): veterans (29), world war 2 (161)
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After learning about Veterans Day, students can write letters of appreciation to veterans. Students can interview veterans in their community (with permission) and create an oral history project. They can compile these interviews into a class book or presentation, allowing them to learn directly from veterans' experiences using a free resource such as Book Creator reviewed here. Students can create posters or artwork that reflect the themes of Veterans Day, such as freedom, sacrifice, or patriotism. These can be displayed around the school or at a local event honoring veterans.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pearl Harbor Day - PBS Learning
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6 to 12
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Pearl Harbor Day is a free PBS video that is 6 minutes in length and shares the impact that the attack had on Wyoming. The video shares firsthand accounts of ...more
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Pearl Harbor Day is a free PBS video that is 6 minutes in length and shares the impact that the attack had on Wyoming. The video shares firsthand accounts of veterans who were in the military during World War II and showcases how Wyoming was home to Japanese-American immigrants.
tag(s): pearl harbor (14), world war 2 (161)
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Have students research other states and how they were impacted by World War II. They can also interview other World War II veterans to compare and contrast their experiences in the war. The site also offers some discussion questions and activities, divided into grades 6-8 and 9-12.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pearl Harbor | Teaching with Primary Sources - PBS
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6 to 12
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Pearl Harbor: Teaching with Primary Resources is a free PBS learning site that contains five primary resources. The primary resources include photographs of the bombing, a person reading...more
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Pearl Harbor: Teaching with Primary Resources is a free PBS learning site that contains five primary resources. The primary resources include photographs of the bombing, a person reading the newspaper, naval dispatch, video recordings of "Dear Mr. President," and a Britannica article about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
tag(s): pearl harbor (14), presidents (135), primary sources (119), world war 2 (161)
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The site offers a few basic questions for students to answer. Students can find other primary sources to compare and contrast to the ones on the website. Finally, students can interview World War II veterans either in person or virtually.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Speeches That Defined A Presidency - C-SPAN
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5 to 12
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Speeches That Defined a Presidency is a free site that is based on C-SPAN's 2023 television series. The video series starts with a clip from Andrew Carroll sharing the importance ...more
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Speeches That Defined a Presidency is a free site that is based on C-SPAN's 2023 television series. The video series starts with a clip from Andrew Carroll sharing the importance of the power and significance of presidential speeches throughout United States history. The series then continues with speeches from presidents including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. The video series has options for selecting the length of the speeches to watch. Speeches can be two minutes to up to an hour in length.
tag(s): presidents (135), speeches (22)
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Under Procedures and Set Up, there is a link to a Handout Google Slide presentation called Choice Board that has questions including evidence of the speech's power, significance, what the president is asking people to do, and the tone/charisma of the president. After listening to all the speeches, students can answer the question, "Having now listened to and read a famous historical presidential speech, describe how a speech can define a presidency." Students can share their replies on a class Padlet (virtual bulletin board) reviewed here. Finally, students can create a flipped classroom, sharing the speeches and then debating which is the most significant.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) - The Institute for Curriculum Services
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6 to 12
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The Institute for Curriculum Services offers curriculum and resources for teaching about Judaism and Jewish history. Available courses include lessons about Jewish history, Israel,...more
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The Institute for Curriculum Services offers curriculum and resources for teaching about Judaism and Jewish history. Available courses include lessons about Jewish history, Israel, and the Middle East, as well as professional courses for teachers on how to teach religion. Each lesson includes downloadable lesson plans, Google slide deck presentations, and links to individual materials such as pre-assessments, exit tickets, and glossaries. Additional support materials include maps in English and Spanish and videos. Visit the ICS Library for links to more support materials, such as slideshows, PDFs, and Google Form activities.
tag(s): arab (12), bias (27), environment (245), immigration (68), israel (14), jews (30), maps (207), religions (84)
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Take advantage of this site's many offerings to find lessons and support materials for teaching about antisemitism, the Middle East, and Ancient Israel. For example, maps can be shared with students to provide the context of the changing regional boundaries in the Mideast over time and ask them to research events that led to changing boundaries. Engage students while sharing maps and documents by using Annotate, reviewed here to create flipped lessons. While using Annotate, create clips with video explanations and add assessments to your documents. Extend learning by asking groups of students to choose a topic or specific region to actively explore the events and problems and how they relate to modern-day difficulties in the region as a project-based learning activity. Find more information and resources for project-based learning at TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Project-Based Learning, here.
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DocsTeach American Indians Primary Resources - National Archives
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6 to 12
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DocsTeach is a versatile educational website designed by the National Archives to provide teachers with primary source documents and interactive activities. The "American Indians" section...more
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DocsTeach is a versatile educational website designed by the National Archives to provide teachers with primary source documents and interactive activities. The "American Indians" section offers a wealth of resources for teaching about the history and culture of Native American peoples. Educators can access historical documents, photographs, maps, and videos that explore various aspects of Native American life, policies, and U.S. government relations. Teachers can use these primary sources to create custom lessons or use pre-made activities to engage students in critical thinking and historical analysis.
tag(s): cultures (147), native americans (97)
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After exploring primary documents about U.S. policies towards Native Americans, organize a classroom debate on key issues like land treaties, the Indian Removal Act, or the reservation system. Students can be assigned roles representing different perspectives, such as Native American leaders, U.S. government officials, or settlers, allowing them to deepen their understanding of the issues involved. Create stations with different primary sources, such as treaties, photographs, or government policies related to Native Americans. Students rotate between stations, analyzing each document and responding to prompts. Have students use primary sources to create an interactive timeline of significant events in Native American history, such as the Trail of Tears, the establishment of reservations, or key legal decisions using a resource such as Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Living Nation, Living Words: A Guide for Educators - Library of Congress
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7 to 12
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The Living Nations, Living Words Educator Guide from the Library of Congress offers a rich resource to explore contemporary Native American poetry and culture. This guide is designed...more
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The Living Nations, Living Words Educator Guide from the Library of Congress offers a rich resource to explore contemporary Native American poetry and culture. This guide is designed to accompany the Living Nations, Living Words poetry collection, featuring works by 47 Native American poets. The educator guide provides thoughtful lesson plans and activities that help students engage with themes of identity, resilience, and connection to land through poetry. The guide focuses on Indigenous perspectives and voices. It helps teachers create meaningful discussions in English/language arts, social studies, and cultural studies classrooms, fostering a deeper understanding of Native American contributions to literature and society.
tag(s): cultures (147), native americans (97), poetry (194)
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Have students create visual art pieces that represent the themes or imagery from selected poems. Assign students to research the cultural background and history of a specific Native American tribe represented in the poetry collection. Students select a poem from the Living Nations, Living Words collection and conduct a close reading. They analyze the poem's themes, imagery, and cultural significance. Following their analysis, students create their own poem inspired by the original work, incorporating similar themes or cultural references.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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20 Veterans Day Activities - Teach Starter
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K to 6
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Teach Starter offers a variety of Veterans Day activities designed to engage students in learning about the holiday's significance and honoring those who have served. The blog post...more
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Teach Starter offers a variety of Veterans Day activities designed to engage students in learning about the holiday's significance and honoring those who have served. The blog post provides ready-to-use resources like crafts, writing prompts, and classroom discussions to help educators plan meaningful lessons for Veterans Day. Teachers can explore these resources through a free trial that requires no credit card, making it easy to try out the platform. Additionally, a premium paid subscription offers access to an even wider range of features and educational materials. If your district blocks YouTube, you may be unable to play the videos.
tag(s): veterans (29)
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Make a Veterans Day bulletin board featuring family photos. Learn the Pledge of Allegiance in ASL. Make a video interviewing a family member or friend who is a veteran about their experiences. Record and share your video using moovly, reviewed here. Organize a class drive for veterans and collect protein snacks, bottled water, puzzles, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Magic Sash - National Park Service
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5 to 8
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The Magic Sash is a seven-episode podcast hosted by Olympic medal winner Aly Raisman that examines the fight for women's rights through the eyes of two modern-day fifth-grade girls....more
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The Magic Sash is a seven-episode podcast hosted by Olympic medal winner Aly Raisman that examines the fight for women's rights through the eyes of two modern-day fifth-grade girls. The first episode introduces the story as the girls are paired up to work on a school project about the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and leads to the final episode with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Lesson plans for each episode include guiding questions, maps, background history, and extension activities.
tag(s): constitution (93), elections (81), podcasts (104), slavery (78), underground railroad (15), womens suffrage (50)
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Include this podcast as part of lessons about women's rights, the Constitution, and the early 20th century in the United States. Have students listen to the podcast as part of station rotation activities or as a flipped learning activity. Discover resources to include with station rotations by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Station Rotations, reviewed here and learn more about flipped learning at the archive of OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire: Flipped and Blended Learning, reviewed here. The Magic Sash podcast is also available on YouTube; take advantage of this format to use an AI tool such as Diffit, reviewed here to generate free student activities such as quizzes and Frayer models using each video's URL.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Short History Of... - Paul McGann and John Hopkins
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6 to 12
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Short History Of... is a weekly podcast that takes listeners back in time to learn the stories behind historical events. Hear about diverse topics like Elvis Presley's rise from a ...more
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Short History Of... is a weekly podcast that takes listeners back in time to learn the stories behind historical events. Hear about diverse topics like Elvis Presley's rise from a working-class truck driver to one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the cultural and economic factors leading to the French Revolution of the late 18th century. Each podcast runs about an hour long and is available on most podcast streaming sites.
tag(s): africa (142), american revolution (82), artists (83), authors (105), churchill (8), colonial america (94), colonization (21), d day (11), dickens (9), dinosaurs (41), disasters (37), diseases (69), england (51), explorers (66), great depression (30), greece (28), india (25), industrial revolution (22), korea (20), lincoln (65), listening (93), martin luther king (45), native americans (97), olympics (41), pearl harbor (14), podcasts (104), presidents (135), pyramids (18), renaissance (38), rome (23), roosevelt (15), rosa parks (9), russia (35), shakespeare (99), st patricks day (12), underground railroad (15), vietnam (38), westward expansion (39), womens suffrage (50), world war 2 (161), wright brothers (16)
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Add this podcast to supplement your current list of history resources. Organize and share resources with students using Wakelet, reviewed here or Padlet, reviewed here. Wakelet and Padlet offer tools that make it easy for students to collaborate and share information. Enhance learning by sharing a podcast as an introduction to a new unit and asking students to discuss what they learn. Consider using Project Zero's Thinking Routine Toolbox, Padlet, reviewed here to encourage student understanding and develop critical thinking skills. For example, the Step-in, Step-out, And step-back routine can help students view people and events from different perspectives. Extend student learning by asking them to develop a script and share a podcast as a final assessment of your unit using a free tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here or Spotify for Podcastors, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources - Learning for Justice
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3 to 12
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Learning for Justice has compiled an invaluable collection of resources to help educators explore Dr. King's work beyond the "I Have a Dream" speech. From lessons on economic justice...more
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Learning for Justice has compiled an invaluable collection of resources to help educators explore Dr. King's work beyond the "I Have a Dream" speech. From lessons on economic justice and civil rights to multimedia tools and primary texts, these materials foster meaningful discussions on social justice, past and present.
tag(s): civil rights (201), martin luther king (45)
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Students could identify a modern injustice, draw parallels to Dr. King's methods, and propose peaceful solutions. Assign students to analyze and reflect on Dr. King's speeches and letters to understand his rhetoric and goals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
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Rock your lessons using popular music and pop culture to engage students. The standards-aligned lessons provide interdisciplinary connections using music as the starting point for in-depth...more
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Rock your lessons using popular music and pop culture to engage students. The standards-aligned lessons provide interdisciplinary connections using music as the starting point for in-depth explorations and guided activities. Use the search feature to find lessons and collections sorted by subject, music genre, type of activity, and topic. Subjects range from Civics to CTE to STEAM to Art/Design and many others. Each lesson begins with an essential question and includes procedures, student handouts, and videos.
tag(s): artists (83), cross cultural understanding (170), dance (30), empathy (33), jazz (17), musical instruments (49), social and emotional learning (96), sociology (24), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.
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