This article highlights lessons and activities for elementary students about the people and cultures of the Arctic region.
Students will be motivated to reflect on family traditions and customs of celebrations. As they share these 'unique' practices discussion will bring to light the differences and similarities of families. Students are introduced to other celebrations from around the world as well as right here at home.
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In this digital short from Unladylike2020, students learn about Lois Weber, the first woman director of a feature film, and her impact on silent film and early Hollywood. Utilizing video, discussion questions, vocabulary and an in-class activity, students explore the life and legacy of Lois Weber and her role in the fight for women’s suffrage.
The student will be able to examine United States Indian policy by understanding the events surrounding the Long Walk. They also will be able to understand how the Long Walk and the escape to Utah serve as examples of Navajo determination and persistence.
This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly gives a primer on the history and evolution of madrasahs, institutes of higher learning in Islamic studies.
Talk about several occupations and how that occupation contributes to our needs and the needs of the community. Discuss the occupations in your setting and in the homes of your child(ren).
Joyce Pendleton and her brother Benjamin Pendleton give a glimpse into the Cansayapi makaćhèga resurgence and classes for community members and youth.
A lesson plan for grades 7-12 is included as a gallery asset and in the support materials.
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Make a word game for and with your students using Google's Applied Digital Skills!
Learn how to create Pop Art using Google Drawings.
Learn how to create Flowchart using Google Drawings.
Share some great Google Drawing practices with your students through this amazing post from Control Alt Achieve.
Create a schedule using Google Sheets.
Students will study a map of their school and then create a map of their classroom.
In this lesson, students will learn how to use maps to support the conclusion that the Aztec homeland was once in Utah.
In this activity students will analyze explorers' maps and put them in chronologically order. They will then learn about the major explorers and the routes that these explorers took.Enduring Understanding:Students will understand the exploration and colonization by Europeans in North America
Check out an amazing 3D model from Google Arts and Culture!
Check out an amazing 3D model from Google Arts and Culture!
Dig into this great example of a Great Race program with a Star Wars flair.
After analyzing the Mayflower Compact students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Colony Constitutions.Enduring Understanding: Students will analyze and compare how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.