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Mission: Making curriculum connections.


[using a URL database targeting content relevant to elementary school curricula]

Connect your classroom strategies and themes to the NCSS STANDARDS *:

10 thematic strands - culture * | time, continuity, and change * | people, places, and environment * | individual development and identity * | individuals, groups, and institutions * | power, authority, and governance * | production, distribution, and consumption * | science, technology, and society * | global connections * | civic ideals and practices *
Ancient Egypt *

Egyptian culture booklist *
Egyptian mythology *

SEE ALSO:

Ancient China * booklist
Mesopotamia * booklist
Ancient civilizations - videos *

Index: Domain * of geography

Astronomical geography *
Map * study
Environmental * regions
Map * reading

Maps and atlases

of the USA *

Maps of the world *

The Arts

Architecture *
Painting *,
Music *
Lyrics * across the USA

Museums of the world

Science * (506) and nature
Art * museums (700)

Boston

History * by century
Geography *
Regional tourism *

Massachusetts

History * by county
Geography * by county

People Index *

Artists
Authors
Heads of state
Musicians
Scientists
Social reformers
U. S. presidents *

and their economy (Index *)

Communication *

Pony express *
Postal services
Radio
Television
the Internet [classroom projects *]

Science Curiosities Index *

Dinosaurs
Earth sciences
Mammals
Trees
Insects
Weather
Oceanography
Calendars *

Customs and cultures *

Holidays and festivals
Customs
Calendars *

Sports and recreation *

Athletics
Hobbies
Games

Football books *

Entertainment

Films:

By genre *

By continent *
Education

Online lesson plans *
Educational theory
Curriculum content
Literature circles *
Thinking alignment menu *
Applying literacy resources *

Transportation *

Air, ground, rail *
Water (steamboats *)
Canals *
Frontier trails *
Early explorations * to 1492

Government of the USA

Branches * of government

Global travel and tourism

Europe *
Asia *
Africa *
United States *
Central America *
South America *
Other areas (including Hawaii) *

Early explorations * to 1492

Geographical time:
seasons, orbits *
Map reading * domains

Lee BPS curriculum content

Gr 4/5 literacy *
Social studies *
Science *
Rev. Period * ELA *
Rev. Period Math *

United States

historical documents *

and timelines *

Literacy Resources *

Index of folklore and motifs *
Folklore by continent *
Cinderella * variants
Wonder tales *
Fables *
Classical mythology *
Native American creation * stories
United States tall tales *

Literacy: Thematic Booklists

United States Regional Literature:
States A-M
States N-W

African Americans *
1800s * Underground Railroad

Index: U.S. Westward Expansion *

World War II * Experiences
Japanese * | Chinese *
Jews * (Holocaust)
Overall * settings

Asians *

Immigrants *

Colonial America:
1600s * and 1700s * resources

Native American * Colonial Contact
Native American culture *

Ancient Civilizations *
(Egypt, China, Mesopotamia)

Diary format * books

Alphabet * books

Rainforests * books



Index: United States history *
and
Global history *

Index: Native American Culture *

Index: United States timelines *

United States through song lyrics *

Regional poetry *

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN HISTORY:

Looney Lobster * travel buddy projects

Creation of historical letters *

Creation of slave narratives *

Creation of westward expansion journals *

Creation of Revolutionary War period letters *

Massachusetts artifact box * project

Travel buddy projects

A webquest *
to design the Looney Lobster * project
Original online travel projects *

Inquiry Unlimited -

about * the
educational practitioner






NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE - From Caravels to the Constitution by Marjorie Duby.
(Purchase it at: Creative Teaching Press.)

Content: Blackline masters - Using word searches, hidden messages, analogies, anagrams, and creative puzzles, students will learn about history while they apply critical-thinking skills. This resource provides students with opportunities to organize and analyze information and to draw conclusions. Extension activities promote practical, informative, narrative, and expository writing skills to help meet the standards. 112 pages [LW405 - From Caravels to the Constitution - $13.99]



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by Marjorie Duby, practitioner formerly sited at Boston KidWeb at Joseph Lee School, Boston, MA.
Last modified: March 17, 2006.
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