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$5.00Add to CartWith this quick and easy download, you will have a coloring book that provides 1 coloring page for each president: Washington to (47) Trump!
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Welcome to the Heartland! This 16-page geography resource is a deep dive into the Midwest Region, providing students with a clear, “textbook-style” look at the states that power the nation’s agriculture and industry. From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains, your students will explore the unique identity of these 12 vital states.
To ensure your lessons meet official standards, this resource is designed according to the U.S. Census Bureau regional divisions, covering: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
🧠 The “How” and “Why” (Educational Benefits)
Why use this structured informational text approach? It builds a solid foundation for geographic literacy:
- Standardized Alignment: By following the U.S. Census Bureau definitions, you ensure your students are learning the most widely recognized regional classifications used in testing and higher education. ✅
- Comprehensive Categories: We don’t just look at a map; we dive into Land & Water, Climate, Products & Natural Resources, Landmarks, Culture, and Food. This gives students a “3D” understanding of the region. 🏗️🥧
- Built-in Assessment: The included worksheets and “State Name Unscramble” allow for immediate check-ins on student understanding without the need for extra prep.
🛠️ Ways to Use
- Main Curriculum Anchor: Use the informational text as the primary source for your Midwest unit. Its “textbook” feel makes it easy to read. 📖
- Independent Research Packets: This is a perfect “all-in-one” packet for independent study. Students can read the text and complete the questions at their own pace.
- Plans Made Simple: Since this includes the text, questions, and full answer keys, it’s a lifesaver to have for an easy, high-value geography day. 🍎
- Cross-Curricular Literacy: Use these pages during your ELA block to practice non-fiction reading skills like finding the main idea and supporting details.
📝 What’s Included:
- Textbook-Style Informational Text: Detailed sections on the geography, economy, and culture of the Midwest.
- Category-Specific Worksheets: Questions for every topic covered in the text.
- State Name Unscramble: A fun vocabulary and spelling challenge.
- Full Answer Keys: For quick, hassle-free grading! ✅
Pro Tip: To turn these facts into a beautiful keepsake, pair this unit with the US Geography – Midwest Scrapbooking Pages! Students can use the info they learn here to illustrate and write their own regional travel journals. 🎨
🚀 Explore the Heartland Today!
Give your students a structured and engaging way to look at U.S. Geography. Download the Regions of the U.S. – Midwest Region unit today and watch your students become experts on the American Midwest! 🗺️
⭐ This product is included in a $$$ SAVING BUNDLE: Regions of the U.S.A. | Geography Bundle
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✏️A student-centered resource to help students learn and practice research skills, report writing, project and presentation skills.
Students will use this project-based unit to learn about and report on Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall (son of a slave) was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1967–91), the first African American member of the Supreme Court. As an attorney, he successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), which declared unconstitutional racial segregation in American public schools.
✏️This notebooking project unit can be assigned individually or within cooperative groups. Use it within a Language Arts classroom or a Social Studies / U.S. History classroom. Very flexible and cross-curricular! After completing the written portion of this resource, you can grade it (or) assign students to do an oral and/or audio-visual presentation based on their findings/work.
✏️What is in this resource?
- Student instructions for using biographical notebooking, project pages
- Suggested research questions
- Student notebooking, project pages (includes covers, KWL, reference recording, report writing, and more)
- Teacher pages (instructions, assignment, evaluation)
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$2.50Add to CartThis is a downloadable copy of the book. ‘ Indian Stories’ is a mirror of Indian ideas, customs, and adventures.
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A student-centered resource to help students learn and practice research skills, report writing, project and presentation skills.
Students will use this project-based unit to learn about and report on Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
This notebooking, project unit can be assigned individually or within cooperative groups. After completing the written portion of this resource, you can grade it (or) assign students to do an oral and/or audio-visual presentation based on their findings/work.
What is in this resource?
- Student instructions for using biographical notebooking, project pages
- Suggested research questions
- Student notebooking, project pages (includes covers, KWL, reference recording, report writing, and more)
- Teacher pages (instructions, assignment, evaluation)
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Studying the state of Hawaii and state symbols? What is the state bird of Hawaii?
This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Hawaii’s state bird: Nene – Hawaiian Goose
What type of pages are contained in this set:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
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This Alamo Reading Comprehension will give students a good understanding of the historic battle and have students answer questions after reading the passage. Students will learn the following about the Alamo: What is it? Where is it? What happened there? What is it today?
Cross-curricular (Reading / History) – As students read for understanding they will be learning about an important landmark and event in U.S. History. After reading, students will answer multiple choice, short answer and short essay questions.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.9
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This cross-curricular unit provides students with the opportunity to work with informational text and primary sources as they learn about the life of Clara Barton and the founding of the American Red Cross.
Includes:
- Reading Comprehension w/ answer key
- Poetry Response
- Poetry writing – Writing a ‘found’ poem
- Research assignment
- Expository writing
- …and a creative poster assignment!
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This book, Home Geography for Primary Grades by C. C. Long, Ph.D., is an educational text designed to introduce foundational geographical concepts to young children through direct observation and experience. This classic (original is out-of-print) text may be found on Amazon at a higher price than My Teaching Library is offering it to you.
Core Educational Philosophy
The book is built on the premise that geography is best understood in two stages:
- Direct Observation (The Home): Students begin by studying the immediate environment “at their doors,” such as local streams, slopes, and valleys, using these to build a basis for understanding the wider world.
- Imaginative Expansion (The World): Once elementary ideas are anchored in personal experience, the book teaches students to use their imagination to construct mental pictures of distant, unseen geographical features.
Key Learning Features
- Conversational Tone: Lessons are structured as natural, conversational dialogues rather than dense, “science-heavy” lectures, aimed at stimulating interest and active thought rather than just rote memorization.
- Active Learning & Expression: The book emphasizes that knowledge should be tested through expression. Students are encouraged to:
- Model landscapes using sand or clay.
- Draw what they observe to learn how to “see well”.
- Describe findings orally and in writing.
- Conduct independent “searching” to report results back to the class.
- Practical Application: The text uses familiar, concrete examples to teach abstract concepts. For example, it utilizes a kettle to explain vapor and a boy’s drawing of his house to introduce the difference between a picture and a “plan” (or map) .
Structure & Content
The curriculum guides students through a logical progression of topics:
- Fundamentals of Direction and Distance: Lessons cover using the sun, stars, and compass to find direction and tools for measuring distance.
- Landforms and Systems: Detailed lessons explore plains, deserts, oases, hills, mountains, valleys, and the life cycle of rivers.
- Environmental & Human Geography: The book connects natural phenomena (rain, snow, wind) to human life, covering agriculture (vegetables, grains) , resources (forest trees, minerals, metals, and various human occupations.
- Illustrations: The text is heavily supported by numerous instructional illustrations (black and white), helping students visualize concepts ranging from celestial bodies and landscapes to agricultural practices and industrial settings.
Home Geography for Primary Grades serves as a practical, hands-on resource that encourages children to become active observers of their world, bridging the gap between their local surroundings and the broader geography of the earth.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. research unit has been designed to give students valuable information while tasking them to research and report.
Includes:
* The Early Years (informational text)
* Terms to Know (26 terms including: arbitration, conscientious objection, moral suasion, selective patronage and stockholders campaign)
* Timeline of important events
* Large excerpt of “I Have a Dream” speech
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Teaching about U.S. elections? These colorful 5 election posters are packed with information about our government’s election process! Designed for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades.
Information you’ll find detailed on these posters include:
- What are our 2 major political parties
- The presidential election process (start to finish)
- Who can vote (plus when, how and where)
- Election terminology: debate, issues, platform, campaign, political party, nominate, candidate, incumbent, opponent, delegate, president, running mate, term, inauguration, oval office, ballot, citizen, democracy, election, electoral college, poll, vote
- Who are our elected officials in the U.S.? (examples of federal, state and local officials)
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Studying the state of Vermont and state symbols? What is the state bird of Vermont?
This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Vermont’s state bird: Hermit Thrush
What type of pages are contained in this set:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
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This is a downloadable copy of the book. (30 pages)
Excerpt from the book: Alexander Graham Bell – teacher, scientist, inventor, gentleman – was one whose life was devoted to the benefit of mankind with unusual success. Known throughout the world as the inventor of the telephone, he also made other inventions and scientific discovers of first importance, greatly advanced the methods and practices for teach the deaf and came to be admired and loved throughout the world for his accuracy of thought and expression.
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Complete Economics Curriculum for 7th-12th – Student Edition
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This resource, Presidents Day Vocabulary FUN, includes 27 words appropriate for 3rd-5th graders. Students will be asked to define and use each word as well as completing several fun activity pages for the words. Perfect to use as a cross-curricular unit for both Language Arts and Social Studies / History!
Here is a short sample of some of the included words:
advice, citizen, counsel, dream, earnest, freedom, ideal, reform, patriot, traitActivity pages include:
- – Crossword Puzzle
- – Parts of Speech
- – Word Meanings
- – Alphabetical Order
- – Word Scramble
- – Writing
- – Word Maze
- – Word Search
— Answer Keys Included —
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This is a downloadable copy of the book, The Naval History of the United States (Vol 1)
About the book: From the era of pirates and the beginning of the navy to the events of 1776 and 1813
About the Author: Willis John Abbot (March 16, 1863 – May 19, 1934) was an American journalist, and a prolific author of war, army, navy, marine corps and merchant marine books.
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Daniel Boone is regarded as the first real American folk hero. Without his cunning bravery, settlement west of the Appalachians may not have been made possible for years. Boone’s Wilderness Road, which is still used today, helped bridge the Cumberland Gap, granting access to the state of Kentucky from Pennsylvania.
Thanks to the writing of John S. C. Abbot, the life and genius of Boone can truly be appreciated through Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky. Find out just how Boone crafted his Wilderness Trail, what he did to make it happen, and how he overcame the struggles of life in late eighteenth century America.
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This 47-page resource, “Thanksgiving Notebooking Project”, will provide a month full of learning including expository and creative writing, vocabulary and more!
Included:
- Student Project Pages (Cover, Table of Contents, Project KWL and others)
- Informational Text:
– What is Thanksgiving Day?
– Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations (Washington’s and Lincoln’s)
– History of Thanksgiving
– Symbols of Thanksgiving - Vocabulary List and Cards
(You choose which words fit your students abilities!) - A variety of note-taking, report creating pages designed for multi-age / ability use
– Some are blank with pictures
– Some with these titles: “I’m Thankful for…”, “Life as a Pilgrim”, “Thanksgiving Traditions”, “Thanksgiving History” - 3 Acrostic Poetry pages (Thanksgiving, Turkey, Pilgrim)
- Several FUN pages including 2 word search puzzles
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Help students expand their understanding of the different regions of the United States while learning about USA’s climate, geography, history, economy and culture.
Included sections (text and comprehension questions):
- 1. Regions of the United States
- 2. The Northeast and Midwest Regions
- 3. The South and West Regions
- 4. Learning More about the New England Subregion of the Northeast
- 5. Learning more about the Middle Atlantic Subregion of the Northeast
- 6. Learning more about the South
- 7. Learning more about the Midwest
- 8. Learning more about the West Region of the U.S
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This is a downloadable copy of the book. (358 pages)
About the book: Published in 1905, Gettemy writes of Paul Revere’s midnight ride, his arrest, court-martial plus his ‘useful public services’. Paul Revere ( December 21, 1734 – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”. Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as a Massachusetts militia officer, though his service culminated after the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of blame. Following the war, Revere returned to his silversmith trade and used the profits from his expanding business to finance his work in iron casting, bronze bell and cannon casting, and the forging of copper bolts and spikes. Finally in 1800 he became the first American to successfully roll copper into sheets for use as sheathing on naval vessels.
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