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Worksheet containing an episode of Winnie the Pooh, followed by a student led analysis of each Winnie the Pooh character. Students have the opportunity to use the information gained to diagnose each character, explain their diagnosis rationale, and brainstorm potential treatment methods.

US history activities from Colonization to the Persian Gulf War. All activities contain the lesson objective, NYS SS framework standard addressed, and a link to the materials. All materials are in English and Spanish and differentiated for all levels. Lessons also focus on developing important Social Study skills like evaluating bias/reliability/perspective/audience as well as writing and annotating skills. Lessons are aligned to the new US history NYS regents exams.

This unit includes all materials for in-class or individual lessons on the California Gold Rush, Dawes Act & forced assimilation, Homestead Act, Transcontinental Railroad, Manifest Destiny, and a quiz. All materials are in English, Spanish, and French or Haitian Creole. Designed to be engaging and interactive for students with lots of visuals.

Post-American Revolution unit on the formation of the US government. Materials on the Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalist vs Anti-federalist, and executive branch. All materials in English and Spanish.

Ready to play Global 9 jeopardy game with questions/answers in English and Spanish. Great for review!

Lesson that requires students to evaluate multiple perspectives on the Israel / Hamas war. Closure allows students to form an opinion based on evidence.

Lesson on the issues between Haiti and the Dominican republic with a research component and links to educational videos with questions.

Ready to play US History jeopardy game with questions/answers in English and Spanish. Great for review!

Lesson on the Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg based on the Social Studies Framework. Document includes all materials in English, Spanish, and French along with videos, political cartoon analysis, document work and historical thinking skills.

Questions for the movie inception.