Lesson Ideas

65 More lessons gathered from various teacher site I belong to

Over the summer of 2009 I spent hours looking for lessons, pulling out all of mine, and sorting through hundreds of my favorite sites just to bring all of my favs together in one location. By next school year I guess I will have to create page FOUR of misc lesson ideas. Enjoy.

My LaGumbos
- For all those who have been asking, here's my daily "DOL-type" activity.
All Jazzed Up
- Great idea for that unit on Louisiana musical heritage.
Aferican American Historians
- Good for that Black History month project [needs to be revised for Louisiana]
Black History Postage Stamp
- Good for that Black History month project [needs to be revised for Louisiana]
So you "sue happy"
- Just what does it really mean to sue someone?
La Travel
- So you have been there, done that, got the t-shirt to prove it huh?.
Where in the state is Boudreaux?
- A funny take on the Carmen Sandiego craze.
Ruby Bridges Tic-Tac-Toe
- Way too elementary but maybe you could 'tweak' it to fit your needs.
Two Americas
- A look at the north and south before the Civil War.
Spelling Review
- Elementary but I took it and 'tweaked' it for my kids.
State Fair Poster
- Could be turned around for our Shreveport State Fair. [needs to be revised for Louisiana]
The 'first letter' is...
- Create a parish from where the student or student's family has been.
Africian American history
- Good for that Black History month project [needs to be revised for Louisiana]
The first Amendment really says what?p
- Banned books in the United States.
Ahoy! Pirates
- Elementary for could be made more powerful than what shows here.
Map Grammar
- How to teach basic grammar in reading maps.
Constitution Day
- An idea for teaching "Constitution Day"
Obituaries
- How would you write the obit for Huey, LaSalle, Earl, Lafitte, Bienville, or Jackson?
Civil War Lessons
- Writing journal entries during the Civil War.
Shave Ship construction
- How who you build a slave ship and finance the trip.
Propaganda
- Just what is propaganda?
Climate
- Lesson ideas about what is "climate".
Pottery Lesson Plan
- Native American pottery ideas.
Invent the Future
- How did technology change the world.
Parish Population
- All about population changes.
Editorial Cartoons
- Editorial cartoon lesson plan.
Colony Brochure
- How to create a brochure about the colony of Louisiana.
5 Themes
- How do you teach the five themes of history?
A book in a couple of days
- A book by the chapters.
Culture Boxes
- After introducing the elements of culture to your class, this is an excellent activity that will allow students to identify elements of their own culture.
AA Inventors
- The inventors of African Americans?
Is this relevent?
- A book by the chapters.
Opening Day lesson
- This is a great American history day one lesson idea.
Underground Railroad
- What do you know about the Underground railroad?
Treaty of Paris 1783
- Worksheet for Treaty.
Archaelogical Dig
- Archaelogical Dig lesson.
How would you start a lesson
- A great anticipatory lesson idea.
You won't like this
- A great lesson with with a great name but 'you won't like this'.
A look at the election of 1824
- Another look at Jackson's election.
The 18th State
- A worksheet for the students about the 18th state.
Ages of the President
- The worksheet covering ages of the US presidents.
Creating an Explorers Quilt
- A great item for students to student the French Explorers.
Ch6 Timeline
- A timeline that covers Chapter 6.
Bingo
- A bingo game that can be used to cover any chapter with a little work.
French trading
- The worksheet covering a settlemnt trading.
Chapter worksheets
- Map of French settlements.
Flow Chart for Congo Square
- Student flow chart covering Congo Square.
Emancipation Proclimation
- Emancipation Proclimation flow chart.
Create a keel boat
- Story about creating a keelboat for class.
Louisiana Purchase
- worksheet on the Louisiana Purchase 1803.
The making of a legend
- A student activity for making a Native American legend.
Power-Points
- Guideline for how to create a power-point..
Flow Chart
- A Louisiana Purchase Flow Chart.
Treaty of Fontainebleau
- Treaty of Fontainebleau 1762 worksheet.
Dig Dig
- Archaelogical Dig lesson.
Who am I?
- Strange lesson idea.
Economic Activity
- Eco lesson from a fromer student teacher.
Morse Code
- An activity from a student teacher about morse code.
Historical Speeches
- What do you know about historical speeches?
Extraordinary Explorers
- Extraordinary Explorers lesson idea.
We Are Unique
- All about the fact that we are unique.
Immigration
- What are the factors leading to Immigration.
Scavenger Hunt
- A great Scavenger Hunt idea.
Zany Alphabet List
- This lesson is such a strange look at ABCs.
New LAtegories game
- New lesson to use - based on Scategories game.
Great history website
- This site has hundreds of links to some really great history ideas. Even I'm listed here! Just don't forget me.

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