December 9th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
This four minute video from History.com’s archives focuses on the Christmas tradition of creating gingerbread houses. It can be used in the classroom to teach tradition or could be turned into a STEM activity as students create their own houses.
Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.3.TCC.4, SS.3.MOV.5.b, SS.E.1 and more!
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December 2nd, 2019
Elementary School Resource
Students will create a graphic organizer using Kidspiration, participate in group discussion, and illustrate the four elements of a Healthy Lifestyle by creating a poster.
Related NY State Academic Standards: HPF.HE, HPF.HE.E.1.1.B, HPF.HE.E.1.1.C and more!
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November 25th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
In this lesson, kindergarten students will compare and contrast life as a child in 1621 at the first Thanksgiving with life today.
Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.K.9, RI.K.8, RI.K.9 and more!
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November 18th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
In this activity, students will listen to the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, illustrate pictures to go with sections of the Address, and create a book.
Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.4.1.d, SL.4.1.e, SL.4.5 and more!
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November 11th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
This site hosts books and games that offer beginning readers the opportunity to explore and interact with words and the sounds that make up those words.
Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.PK.5, RF.PK.1.a, RF.PK.1.b and more!
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November 4th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
Students will create questions about a nonfiction topic. Use nonfiction text features and evidence to answer questions.
Related NY State Academic Standards: RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.10 and more!
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October 28th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
Students will learn that the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the sun is responsible for the changing seasons.
Related NY State Academic Standards: S.1.ESS.1.2
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October 21st, 2019
Elementary School Resource
This page, from History.com’s archive, focuses on the history of Halloween and includes several videos.
Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.K.ID.3.a, SS.K.ID.3.a.1, SS.K.ID.3.b and more!
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October 14th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
In this activity, students will be writing different articles for the front page of each person’s personal newspaper. Additionally, students will be drawing pictures for the newspaper.
Related NY State Academic Standards: W.4.4, W.4.6
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October 7th, 2019
Elementary School Resource
In this activity, the class will talk about when stories are told and why they are told.
Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.3.TCC.4.a, SS.3.TCC.4.a.1, SS.4.2 and more!
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