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Schilder, Rosalind – Learning, 1984
Children develop enthusiasm for learning about the states when they become "tour directors." Activities to help students learn about various states and then convince others to "visit" these places are offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Motivation Techniques, Regional Characteristics
Krause, Edmund – Learning, 1993
Presents activities to help elementary students celebrate women's history month by learning about women's struggles and achievements throughout history, changes in women's roles, and the difference one person can make. Activities let students use writing, drawing, critical thinking, listening, speaking, and research skills. A student fact-page is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Consciousness Raising, Elementary Education, Females
Roth, Ilene; Roth, Leah – Learning, 1991
Presents a chart containing minibiographies of African Americans and highlighting the contributions they have made to society. The biographies are arranged under the headings science and medicine, pioneers, literature, public figures, the arts, and sports. Each biography is followed by questions and suggestions for additional research. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Studies, Class Activities
Whitman, Betsy Blizard – Learning, 1993
Presents a collection of elementary level activities to teach students about Thomas Jefferson. The activities have students walk around in Jefferson's shoes, learning about his home and family life, reading habits, journal writing, letter writing, political writing, architectural experience, political activities, and accomplishments. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Family Life, History Instruction
Blizard, Elizabeth – Learning, 1992
Presents ideas for class and research activities focusing on the 1992 presidential campaign and election, and the structure of the executive branch of the U.S. government. The activities use an across-the-curriculum, cooperative learning approach. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elections, Elementary Education
N'Namdi, Carmen A. – Learning, 1991
Presents an excerpt from a play that can be used to help students learn about Black history. The play focuses on an African-American town, Boley, Oklahoma, that outsmarted the most feared bank robbers of the 1930s. It emphasizes Black triumphs. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Studies, Class Activities
Blizard, Elizabeth B. – Learning, 1991
Guidelines for teaching about the relationship between African and American houses include an activity in which children unravel a trail of clues, moving from a West African house to a "shotgun" house in America. A student activity page on houses in Nigeria, Haiti, and New Orleans is included. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Architectural Character, Black Culture, Black Studies
