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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1976
This biography for elementary school students highlights the life of Charles Bender (Ojibwe), an American Indian who became a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, and includes his photograph and a map of Minnesota showing his birthplace, Brainard. A teacher's guide following the biography contains background information on…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Athletes, Baseball
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students tells about Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. (Winnebago), an American Indian Army corporal who received a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Korean War. Photographs of Corporal Red Cloud and his gravesite are included. A teaching guide following the bibliography contains information on the Medal of…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students presents an account of an American Indian television reporter, Tom Beaver (Creek), and includes a map of Oklahoma showing the location of Indian tribes. A teacher's guide following the biography contains information about the Creek tribe and the history of television, learning objectives and directions…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1977
A biography for elementary school students of Patrick Des Jarlait (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains excerpts from the artist's published reminiscences about his childhood, learning objectives and directions for teachers, suggested…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Artists, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Charles Huntington (Ojibwe), an American Indian sculptor, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on sculpture and the Ojibwe people, suggested activities for learning about sculpture and sculptors, learning objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students introduces Rosemary Shingobe Barstow, a Native American Ojibwe language instructor and bilingual education consultant. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains suggested activities and worksheets, objectives, directions for teachers, vocabulary list, resource list, and an evaluation…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Biographies
Sullivan, Lisa M.; Bueler, Sandra M. – 1988
Designed to help teachers plan activities for National Women's History Week, this eighth grade curriculum guide on U.S. women in history contains classroom activities, daily announcement suggestions, information about how to conduct an oral history project, short biographies of notable women, and suggested community and school activities. The…
Descriptors: Biographies, Citations (References), Class Activities, Community Involvement
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Carl Gawboy (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on watercolor painting and the Ojibwe people, learning objectives and study questions, instructions for doing a watercolor painting and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Welsh, Barbara, Comp. – 1987
Produced to help Maryland schools and community organizations commemorate National Women's History Month, this resource unit may also be used throughout the year to teach about women's history. Part 1 contains general information about women's contributions to social reform and an overview of the women's rights movement. Part 2 includes…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Community Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Diamond, Ronald L.; Diamond, Linda W. – 1987
Planned for an eighth-grade classroom, this unit plan, consisting of 19 lesson plans on the topic of Abraham Lincoln, is based upon the fulfillment of 17 unit objectives. Each daily lesson plan specifies the following: lesson theme, learner objective, needed prerequisites, new vocabulary or terms, learning set/motivation, presentation of new…
Descriptors: Biographies, Civil War (United States), Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 8
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1977
A biography for elementary school students describes Howard Joseph McKee, Jr, an American Indian elder who teaches the Winnebago language and is developing a system for translating it into English. Mr. McKee's photograph and a map of Nebraska reservations are included. A teaching guide following the bibliography contains learning objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Morris-Lipsman, Arlene J. – 1990
These lesson plans compose a classroom guide to teach about notable women in history. Traditionally, many fields were closed to women and only recently have women made strides in achieving professional careers. Some women, however, succeeded in becoming known throughout the world and became pioneers in their respective fields. The lives and career…
Descriptors: Biographies, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Enrichment