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March Journal Prompts

For Students 2nd - 7th
Engage your class in writing right away during the month of March. This resource provides writing prompts for every day in March, and each is decorated with a shamrock. For most of the prompts, learners use creative writing skills,...
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Interactive
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Prepositions of Time

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this prepositions of time activity, students put a preposition of time in front of days of the week, months, holidays, times of day, and more. Students complete 70 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Calendar clues

For Students 3rd
In this calendar worksheet, 3rd graders complete a crossword puzzle of weekdays and months by unscrambling the words as the clue. 
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Printables
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Behavior Chart Record

For Teachers K - 6th
Keep a running record of individual student behavior with this easy-to-use chart. Using the colors blue, green, yellow, and red to represent different levels of behavior, teachers are able to monitor their pupils' daily, weekly, and...
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Famous Firsts Word Search

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this Black history month worksheet, students read the names associated with Black history month. Students locate the 10 words in the word search puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
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How many cards do we need to display the dates of the month on the wall?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students determine how many number cards are needed to display the dates of the month. In this place value notation lesson, students write numbers on blank cards to see how many are needed of each number to makes all the dates...
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Worksheet
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"There Is/Are" Card Game

For Students 3rd - 10th
In this matching terms worksheet, learners match terms and their descriptions such as the alphabet, months, seasons, and more. Students complete 16 matches.
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Lesson Plan
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How Many Cards Do We Need to Display the Dates of the Month?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities to study the concept of place value notation. In this place value lesson plan, students use cards for the days of the month that only number from 1 to 9. Students find a subtraction pattern to determine the...
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How Many Months?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the first Peter the Mint Eagle, who lived at the Philadelphia Mint from 1830 to 1836. They determine how many months Peter was there and use pictures, numbers, equations, and/or words to explain how they came up with...
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Unit Plan
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Slave Narratives: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and the Columbian Orator

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Young historians practice in-depth, quality analysis of primary source texts in this three-lesson unit, which examines excerpts from the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Caleb...
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Money Management

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students choose an occupation and set up a paper family and household. They create a monthly budget, pay monthly bills and file taxes. They practice math skills using financial information and view money as a resource. They create an...
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Lesson Plan
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African American Concentration

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study African American history month. For this culture activity, students discuss the origins of African American history and play a concentration game by matching the picture to the name of a famous African American.
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A Month of Mapping Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Explore the world through literature! With push pins to mark where each story came from, learners examine cultural differences, geographical location, and how those elements affect story content. This lesson could use deeper development,...
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Education.com

Back to School Calendar

For Teachers K - 5th
From the first day of school until the last, keep your class running smoothly with this set of calendar templates. Including both a monthly and a weekly calendar, as well as a project description page, these resources are useful...
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Lesson Plan
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Deep Convective Clouds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe clouds. In this deep convective clouds instructional activity, students analyze cloud data recorded over one month and draw conclusions based on results.  Students predict "Thunderstorm Season" and prepare to defend...
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Lesson Planet Article
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Native American Heritage Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
An exploration of Native American culture can lead to art, literature, and poetry activities.
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Lesson Plan
Atlanta History Center

Civil Disobedience and the Atlanta Student Movement

For Teachers 5th - 11th Standards
What tactics are used in civil disobedience? Learners study the conditions in Alabama that led to the establishment of the Atlanta Student Movement, as well as consider the nature and effectiveness of civil disobedience.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: What Did He Do? Why Does It Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young historians examine the work of Martin Luther King Jr. by reading and answering questions about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Albany Movement, the Birmingham and Chicago campaigns, and the Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike....
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Crafting Freedom

The Self-Empowerment of Harriet Jacobs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In a hands-on learning activity, pupils read about and recreate the experience of Harriet Jacobs, author of one of the most famous slave narratives of all time in which she describes her years of hiding from her master in a...
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Worksheet
ESL Library

Muhammad Ali

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
"Float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee" with a resource about the greatest boxer of our generation. A short biographical reading passage introduces young readers to Muhammad Ali, and includes information about his early life...
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A Mighty Girl

Tu Youyou

For Students 5th - 12th
Meet Tu Youyou, the first woman from China to win a Nobel Prize. Display a poster of Youyou in your classroom to inspire young scientists to persevere where others have failed. Her discovery of artemisinin to cure malaria has saved...
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Lesson Plan
National Woman's History Museum

Inventive Women - Part 1

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed Standards
While a woman didn't invent the parasol, three women received patents for their improvements to the original design of umbrellas. In the first of a two-part series on inventive women, class members investigate the patent system to...
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National Woman's History Museum

Susan B. Anthony: She's Worth a Mint!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A instructional activity all about Susan B. Anthony showcases the Civil Rights leader's contributions towards equality. A Susan B. Anthony coin sparks engagement. Scholars take part in a discussion that sheds light on what being an agent...
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Lesson Plan
National Woman's History Museum

Defying British Rule: Women's Contributions to The American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Primary and secondary sources are the focus of a lesson that showcases the important role women played during the American Revolution. Pairs review sources and discuss their findings. A close-reading of an informational text leads the...