Students examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Museum, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme Court...

Students engage in scientifically oriented questions. They give priority to evidence, draw conclusions/formulate explanations and connect/evaluate explanations with scientific knowledge. Students communicate and justify proposed...

Students research why immigrants came to America and the processes involved in the settlement. They write a script for a short play explaining the causes for immigration and situations that immigrants found themselves in.

Students use the Internet to research the Indian Removal Act and write a journalistic article showcasing their findings. They choose from a variety of viewpoints and topics to narrow their focus.

Third graders create a scrapbook using personal narratives and samples of artifacts to connect to maps of geographical locations of the Underground Rail Road. they describe at least one of the feelings a child slave might have had...

Third graders examine what it was like for a child traveling in the Underground Railroad.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

A learning module that begins with the historical text "Senator Nixon's 'Checkers' Speech" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

[Free Registration/Login Required] The ways in which nouns and adjectives e.g. fix, simple, solid, drama, can be made into verbs by use of the suffixes -ate and -en. Investigate spelling patterns and generate rules to govern the patterns.

This very readable piece uses charts, examples and brief discussions to explain ways to create gender-neutral writing and speech.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt form a speech given by President Ronald Reagan at the Republican National Convention in 1988. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt of a speech given by President Barack Obama commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech given by President Barack Obama at a dedication ceremony for a Rosa Parks statue in Washington, D. C. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A learning module that begins with "Jimmy Carter's Nobel Lecture" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from President Richard Nixon's 1969 inaugural address. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains a few parts of the Bill of Rights. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teaching nouns to students involves more than a brief explanation! This flipchart applies correct principles of grammar, parts of speech, and usage and mechanics in an entertaining and easy to use fashion.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces nouns: person, place or thing. There are opportunities provided for students to practice.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson discusses the building blocks of phrases and clauses. Notice how the building blocks of phrases follow the parts of speech-nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on....

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to analyze literary nonfiction, especially speeches, by making inferences and drawing conclusions based on evidence in the text. The...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower in response to a speech Eisenhower gave asking African Americans to be patient. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech by President Barack Obama proclaiming February 4, 2013 as the 10th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.