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  Maya Angelou Project-Based Unit | Research – Writing – Presentation

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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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• Wisconsin State Bird Project – American Robin to Pinterest (opens in a new window)
  

  Wisconsin State Bird Project – American Robin

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  Studying the state of Wisconsin and state symbols? What is the state bird of Wisconsin?

  This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Wisconsin’s state bird: American Robin

  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!

  • State Bird Notebooking Mega BUNDLE

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  • North American Birds of Prey Research / Report Pages
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• Home Geography for Primary Grades to Pinterest (opens in a new window)
  

  Home Geography for Primary Grades

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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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  Economics | Student Edition

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  Complete Economics Curriculum for 7th-12th – Student Edition

  Get the Teacher Edition here!

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