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return to subject listing20 Veterans Day Activities - Teach Starter
Grades
K to 6tag(s): veterans (28)
In the Classroom
Make a Veterans Day bulletin board featuring family photos. Learn the Pledge of Allegiance in ASL. Make a video interviewing a family member or friend who is a veteran about their experiences. Record and share your video using moovly, reviewed here. Organize a class drive for veterans and collect protein snacks, bottled water, puzzles, etc.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Magic Sash - National Park Service
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5 to 8tag(s): constitution (89), elections (83), podcasts (103), slavery (78), underground railroad (15), womens suffrage (46)
In the Classroom
Include this podcast as part of lessons about women's rights, the Constitution, and the early 20th century in the United States. Have students listen to the podcast as part of station rotation activities or as a flipped learning activity. Discover resources to include with station rotations by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Station Rotations, reviewed here and learn more about flipped learning at the archive of OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire: Flipped and Blended Learning, reviewed here. The Magic Sash podcast is also available on YouTube; take advantage of this format to use an AI tool such as Diffit, reviewed here to generate free student activities such as quizzes and Frayer models using each video's URL.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Short History Of... - Paul McGann and John Hopkins
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (141), american revolution (82), artists (82), authors (105), churchill (8), colonial america (94), colonization (21), d day (11), dickens (9), dinosaurs (41), disasters (37), diseases (69), england (51), explorers (66), great depression (30), greece (28), india (25), industrial revolution (22), korea (20), lincoln (65), listening (92), martin luther king (45), native americans (93), olympics (41), pearl harbor (11), podcasts (103), presidents (131), pyramids (18), renaissance (37), rome (23), roosevelt (15), rosa parks (9), russia (34), shakespeare (95), st patricks day (12), underground railroad (15), vietnam (38), westward expansion (39), womens suffrage (46), world war 2 (157), wright brothers (16)
In the Classroom
Add this podcast to supplement your current list of history resources. Organize and share resources with students using Wakelet, reviewed here or Padlet, reviewed here. Wakelet and Padlet offer tools that make it easy for students to collaborate and share information. Enhance learning by sharing a podcast as an introduction to a new unit and asking students to discuss what they learn. Consider using Project Zero's Thinking Routine Toolbox, Padlet, reviewed here to encourage student understanding and develop critical thinking skills. For example, the Step-in, Step-out, And step-back routine can help students view people and events from different perspectives. Extend student learning by asking them to develop a script and share a podcast as a final assessment of your unit using a free tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here or Spotify for Podcastors, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources - Learning for Justice
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): civil rights (200), martin luther king (45)
In the Classroom
Students could identify a modern injustice, draw parallels to Dr. King's methods, and propose peaceful solutions. Assign students to analyze and reflect on Dr. King's speeches and letters to understand his rhetoric and goals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
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K to 12tag(s): artists (82), cross cultural understanding (165), dance (28), empathy (32), jazz (17), musical instruments (49), social and emotional learning (96), sociology (24), STEM (276)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Museum of the American Latino - Smithsonian
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K to 12tag(s): art history (88), cultures (140), hispanic (32), virtual field trips (92)
In the Classroom
Using the Smithsonian Latino Center's digital collections, have students choose a cultural artifact. Examples could be a piece of art, clothing, or an important document. Have students explore the virtual exhibits and collections from the Smithsonian Latino Center. Afterward, they can create a digital or physical gallery walk, selecting their favorite pieces or artifacts and writing brief descriptions. Host a classroom or school-wide event where students explore various aspects of Latino culture, from music and dance to food and traditions. Students can collaborate to create a short performance or video that encapsulates what they've learned or invite local Latino artists or community members to share their experiences.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eras of Presidential Speeches - C-Span Classroom
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6 to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), 1900s (74), 20th century (62), d day (11), kennedy (20), presidents (131), roosevelt (15), speeches (20)
In the Classroom
Include this lesson and videos as part of many activities and content topics. For example, use this information in speech classes to model and share different techniques that make speeches memorable or include lessons during social studies activities on various eras of American History to represent and learn about changes in history over several eras. The choice board is provided in Google Slides, reviewed here, copy and adjust the choice board activities to fit the different needs of your students by changing the questions and adding additional videos or informational links. Learn more about using choice boards by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire: Choice Boards for Differentiation Pt 1, reviewed here. Extend learning by asking students to participate in project-based learning activities using this information as a starting point. Use MagicSchool's PBL Generator, reviewed here to create a full project plan by uploading a copy of the Google Slides in this lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mount Rushmore Nationall Memorial - Cyark
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K to 12tag(s): jefferson (19), landmarks (19), lincoln (65), photography (118), roosevelt (15), virtual field trips (92), washington (28)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your current resources for teaching about national landmarks or enhance learning by integrating the lessons into math, science, and visual arts as real-world models of your teaching topics. Include individual resources from this site, such as the 3D explorer on a Padlet, reviewed here to share with students. Take advantage of one of Padlet's "recipes" to automatically generate a video playlist, KWL chart, or choice board that encourages students to visit and learn about Mount Rushmore virtually. Extend student learning by asking them to show what they know using Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to create infographics, flyers, or travel brochures using information learned from their virtual visits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Martin Luther King Jr. Primary Source Resource - National Geographic Kids United Kingdom
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K to 6tag(s): civil rights (200), comics and cartoons (53), martin luther king (45)
In the Classroom
Include this activity with your other resources when teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr. Find additional lesson ideas and information at the TeachersFirst collection: Martin Luther King, Jr. Resources, reviewed here and this primary-level teaching unit, Remembering Martin Luther King, reviewed here. Use the comic book format to engage and extend learning by asking students to create comics to tell the story of Martin Luther King in their own words. For younger students, help them create single-frame cartoons of specific events relating to Martin Luther King using ToonyTool, reviewed here, then create a class book that includes your students' work using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lesson Plan: Tournament of Presidents - C-Span Classroom
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6 to 12tag(s): debate (40), elections (83), presidents (131)
In the Classroom
Engage students in learning about presidents and their contributions to history by participating in this lesson, encouraging them to think critically and participate in collaborative activities. Incorporate the project-based learning suggestion as an introduction to this activity; learn more about project-based learning by visiting the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Project-Based Learning, reviewed here. If students are new to debate, visit GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators, reviewed here and use the search bar to find prompts to generate questions to help students learn how to debate successfully.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Famous Presidential Speeches - University of Virginia Miller Center
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6 to 12tag(s): franklin (12), lincoln (65), presidents (131), speeches (20), washington (28)
In the Classroom
Use this site to learn more about United States presidents and their important speeches and compare the topics of speeches to critical historical events. Engage students in learning using Humy, reviewed here to find or create interactive chatbots with presidents. Ask students to participate in conversations with "presidents" and ask about the motivation for the speech, why it was necessary during its time, and how the "president" feels that US citizens received it. Extend student learning by asking them to write a speech they would give as president and share their ideas using Canva Docs, reviewed here. Include videos, images, infographics, and more in Canva Docs to create engaging and interactive documents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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2023 Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide - US Department of Veterans Affairs
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): holidays (178), veterans (28), world war 1 (78), world war 2 (157)
In the Classroom
Have students conduct Veteran interviews. They can use the information found in the guide to create interview questions. Use a timeline tool like Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here to create interactive timelines of major U.S. wars. Students can research recipients of the Medal of Honor and create multimedia presentations using Google Slides. This activity engages students in exploring military history, enhances their presentation skills, and extends their knowledge of national heroes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Black American History - Crash Course
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): black history (130), great depression (30), harlem (9), martin luther king (45), slavery (78), underground railroad (15)
In the Classroom
Assign students to research and present on influential Americans featured in the series, focusing on their contributions to history. Ask students to create a multimedia final project using Genially, reviewed here to create interactive images and presentations. Have students create a timeline of key events in Black American history, noting social, political, and cultural impacts. Use primary source documents from the Civil Rights Movement and other periods for students to analyze and discuss.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Tours - Presididential History in the Nation's Capital - Nationall Park Service
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3 to 12tag(s): capitals (16), lincoln (65), presidents (131), virtual field trips (92), washington (28)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your resources when teaching about presidents, elections, or United States landmarks. Engage students in learning more about each president using chatbots found on SchoolAI, reviewed here. For example, search SchoolAI for a chatbot for Dwight D. Eisenhower that lets students "interview" Dwight D. Eisenhower to learn more about his life and thoughts. If there isn't an available chatbot for your choice of president, easily create and share a space that fits your needs. After students explore the lives and thoughts of presidents, ask them to create multimedia presentations to share with peers using Canva Edu, reviewed here to create unique presentations, videos, or websites.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ordinary people doing extraordinary things: Truman and Civil Rights - Presidential Primary Sources Project
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4 to 12tag(s): civil rights (200), presidents (131), primary sources (118)
In the Classroom
Share this video with students about Harry Truman's life and thought process. The video is almost an hour long, so consider breaking it into shorter lengths if it is easier for your students. Consider offering this video as a flipped lesson and use edpuzzle, reviewed here to generate comprehension questions for students to complete. Find additional resources to add to your lessons by visiting the Truman Presidential Library, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crash Course - Crash Course
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4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (143), black history (130), branches of government (64), business (51), climate (83), computers (109), copyright (46), ecology (101), energy (132), engineering (126), human body (94), literature (219), media literacy (105), myths and legends (24), plants (148), politics (114), space (216), statistics (120), video (261), zoology (9)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. The site is excellent for introductory material on any topic you're starting and for giving students some background knowledge. Use Acclaim, reviewed here to organize and annotate the videos you plan to use. Crash Course is also great for your early finishers. Allow them to choose a topic they want to investigate or know more about.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Loud Lit - Loudlit.org
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1 to 12tag(s): audio books (24), declaration of independence (15), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (11), literature (219), poetry (190)
In the Classroom
This site is helpful for many subjects and grade levels. Have students use this website when they have to memorize poetry, the Gettysburg Address, or the Declaration of Independence. multilingual students and many learning support students will benefit from the option of "reading" in multi-media format. Use the audio stories with younger students for listening skills. During a poetry unit, why not have students choose one of the poems to read and listen to? Have the students analyze and write in their journals about what they think the poem means. Replace paper journals by using a blog tool like edublogs, reviewed here. Then have the students share the original poem and their own opinions with the class, making this activity a listening, reading, writing, and speaking lesson. If you are into podcasting, enhance learning by encouraging students to create some of their own poetry readings with commentary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Education - Anti-Defamation League
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K to 12tag(s): bias (26), bullying (50), civil rights (200), cross cultural understanding (165), cyberbullying (40), difficult conversations (61), disabilities (31), holocaust (42), racism (79), religions (83), social and emotional learning (96), women (140)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site throughout the year as a resource for lessons and learning resources relating to many social and emotional learning topics. Include ideas and resources to build more comprehensive learning experiences with your current activities. Differentiate activities based upon student abilities and interests using AI tools such as Magic School, reviewed here. For example, Magic School can generate Choice Board activities or Project-Based Learning activities to extend learning based on any of the lesson plans shared by ADL Education.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnect Book List: Civil War - TeachersFirst
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1 to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), black history (130), civil rights (200), civil war (136), lincoln (65), slavery (78)
In the Classroom
During your unit on the Civil War, encourage students to read one of these books for their independent reading. Choose a book from the list for a read-aloud with your class. Older students could choose from this list for literature circles.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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8 Free Veterans Day Activities for Elementary Students - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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K to 5tag(s): book lists (165), holidays (178), poetry (190), preK (263), veterans (28), writing (321)
In the Classroom
Include these activities as part of any Veterans Day lessons and celebrations. Consider including ideas shared on this site as part of station rotations. Find additional ideas to include in your station rotations by visiting TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Veterans Day Resources, reviewed here and find tools and ideas for use in stations by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Station Rotation, reviewed here. As a final project, ask students to share their letters, posters, and other creations as part of a class-created video project to share with the community. Use Screenpal, reviewed here to record your video, then share it with your community on your school or class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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