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Here is a set of lesson plans for all grade levels on the European Union. It is created by the EU specifically for those outside the EU to "bring an updated view of the 21st century EU" and should be reviewed as you update your lessons and standards. It has kindergarten all the way up and has standards that are aligned already.
Scholastic has a "if you were president" game that helps students understand the important decisions they would have to make if they were president. This is a place to start if you're talking about the role of president in the US.
The woodmen of the world had a "if I were president" competition sometime back, but I think since this is an election year, it is time to bring back some sort of competition like this to our students. You can see the recording of this student's speech on this news media page.This might be a great activity for the fall or even as a summer assignment to begin researching and writing speeches.
If your students are studying the French election, here are some resources, videos, and other information to discuss what has just happened in France with Socialist Francois Hollande winning over incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. (One note, Hollande is promising a 75% income tax for the richest!) Use these resources to make this current event relevant. (High school social studies teachers, this is the kind of thing important in your classrooms.)
Another fun way to end the school year: dig into these dinosaur lesson plans.
This would be a fun way to end the school year: talk about pirates. Here are lesson plans and party ideas from other teachers.
If you want to teach about the Olympics, the TES forum out of the UK is where the great content is being uploaded daily. There are two activities of note, one is Olympic Games: Now and then and another is about Greek Ideas and what has been passed down. Many interesting lessons by grade level.
This Arkansas history hub has some very interesting history resources. Here is a lesson plan on the civil rights movement in Arkansas. many states arestarting to create free online repositories. Here is an example. It would also be nice if these could be shared or cross posted elsewhere as well.
Topical studies are great. The London Marathon just happened and marathons are increasing in popularity here in the United states. Here is a video about the marathon, but also lesson plans about the Battle of Marathon, information on training to improve fitness and just what it takes physically to train for a marathon. Health and history lessons here.
I have to bookmark this site just for me. This Steampunk emporium has such great period clothing (had to buy some for a project for my child) that I just had to bookmark and share it. It took a good 30 minutes of searching before I found it. Great costumes and cool things to use if you're talking pioneer or early 1900's.
Indexed list of highly rated lesson plans at all age levels by the curators at TES for studying about teh events of the Titanic along with articles and videos.
The anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is April 15. If you are planning to teach around it, you might want... http://t.co/7M8cjfHm
Video about the Titanic cruise "memorial" that set sail this past week. This video and related resources can be used if you want to talk or plan a special discussion at some point.
Shakespeare's Birthday is April 23. Here's information on Shakespeare the man and also about his literature. This isn't just something to introduce to kids in high school, younger students should know who he is. Here are some interactive lesson plans and videos including various learning styles.
Wow, how did I miss this one? Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday is april 15. here are some lesson plans and a cool video where "da vinci addresses students" that you can use in your classroom along with Renaissance materials to share.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci’s birthday (April 15) is a great time to remember the scientific discoveries and artistic creations that shaped the genius’ life and influenced our world today. He is considered the archetype of the ‘Renaissance Man’ and these hand-picked resources will help you introduce some aspects of his work, and life to students.
This is a lesson plan for younger students (grades 1-4) for discussing World War 2. There are lesson plans here. One is "how has life in britain changed since 1948" which could be used for any age in the US because often our documents focus on a US centric view. The other is "what was it like for children in world War 2" which is a fascinating way to approach this with any children.
With the titanic lesson plans and activities many of you are doing (I've shared these recently) here is a lesson plan to introduce grades 4 and 5 to World War 2 including a Powerpoint that you can use.
Using the Simpson's teach about bias and history in this middle school activity that includes interactive whiteboard resources, movies, and a handout.
April 15, 1912 - the Titanic sunk. This excellent article talks about how this event can be used in history and gives perspective on the time and place of that time period. This is an excellent read for anyone who likes history. With the re-release of Titanic in theaters, students will be keen to hear about this.
"It is almost a century since that symbol of power, privilege and luxury, Titanic, was ripped apart by an iceberg and swallowed by the treacherous sea, with the loss of 1,517 lives. But long before global audiences sat enraptured in cinemas, watching an elderly woman being asked if she was “ready to go back to Titanic” in the 1997 film, my grandmother had utterly engrossed me and my siblings with her memories of a disaster that was her 9/11."
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Titanic was the technological wonder of her day. The largest ship of her time, she contained 200 miles of electrical wiring, powering 10,000 light bulbs. And yet her hull was forged in a time before arc welding, using 1,200 tonnes of rivets holding together 1-inch iron plates. There is a potentially interesting chemistry discussion here: recent work has established that the iron used had an unusually high sulphur content, which may have made the hull dangerously brittle. In other words, Titanic was iPhone technology set into an ancient Bakelite case. Like the Twin Towers, her vastness and luxurious complexity made her seem untouchable, yet both crumpled under unexpected forces in very different periods of history, with war and terror following soon after. And each took down with it something of our belief in human superiority and infallibility.
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