History, Culture and the Arts 2010 Lesson Plans
History, Culture and the Arts 2010 Lesson Plans
While there are grade levels listed, most of the lesson plans can be adapted for other grade levels so look at plans that may be listed as a grade other than what you teach.
| Subject(s) | Grade Level(s) | Title |
| Science | PreK – 3 | Flower Power |
| Health, Social Skills | PreK – 3 | Anger Looks Like |
| Social Studies, Science, Math, Language Arts, Art. | PreK – 3 | Apples, Apples Everywhere |
| Science, Language Arts, Math, Art | PreK – 3 | Beautiful Butterflies |
| Science, Math, Reading, Writing | PreK – 3 | Fly Butterfly, Fly |
| Social Studies, Reading, Language, Art | PreK – 3 | What’s the Big Deal about Washington? |
| Health, Science, Math, Multi-Cultural Awareness, Technology, Music, Art | PreK – 3 | “Gotta” Have It! Eating Healthy Foods |
| Music | PreK – 3 | High and Low Sounds |
| Visual Arts, Art History, Geography, Math | PreK – 3 | Is It a Mess or Something More? A Look at Jackson Pollock |
| Math, Writing, Reading, Science | PreK – 3 | Leaves, Don’t “Leave” Them Alone! |
| PowerPoint Presentation – Leaves Lesson | ||
| Math, Writing, Art, Science | PreK – 3 | Let’s Dig Up Some Soil! |
| Art, Science, Math, Art History | PreK – 3 | Lines, Shapes and Colors: Don’t Make Art Without Them! |
| English, Language Arts, Social Studies | PreK – 3 | One Wolf, Two Wolves, Good Wolf, Bad Wolf |
| Reading | PreK – 3 | Passport Reading – A Preschool Family Reading Program |
| Science, Math | PreK – 3 | Weather Works |
| Math, Reading, Writing | PreK – 3 | What’s Your Angle? |
| Social Studies, North Dakota Studies, Language Arts | PreK – 3 | School Then and Now |
| Visual Arts, North Dakota Studies | Grades 4 – 8 | Little Herd on the Prairie |
| Language Arts, Library Media/Technology | Grades 4 – 8 | I Spy with My Little Eye |
| Social Studies – Ancient History | Grades 4 – 8 | Back to the Past |
| Art – Photography | Grades 4 – 8 | The Place We Call Home |
| PowerPoint Presentation – The Place We Call Home | ||
| Field Trip Worksheet – The Place We Call Home | ||
| Social Studies, United States History, Science, Language Arts | Grades 4 – 8 | Farming is a Bonanza |
| Column Worksheet – Farming is a Bonanza | ||
| Venn Diagram – Farming is a Bonanza | ||
| Visual Arts – Color Theory | Grades 4 – 8 | It’s a Colorful World! |
| History – North Dakota, Traditional Arts, Reading, Language Arts | Grades 4 – 8 | Homesteading in North Dakota |
| Language Arts, Social Studies, Art | Grades 4 – 8 | I Love Me – I Love Me Not |
| History – United States, North Dakota | Grades 4 – 8 | Networking Our Land – The Railroad |
| Language Arts, Social Studies, Science | Grades 4 – 8 | The Road to Writing Perfect Paragraphs: Follow The Old Red Trail |
| Paragraph Organizer Handout | ||
| PowerPoint – Reason, Detail or Fact | ||
| Language Arts | Grades 4 – 8 | Say What You Need to Say |
| Science, Social Studies, Math, Art | Grades 4 – 8 | Wondrous Wheat |
| PowerPoint – Wondrous Wheat | ||
| Handout – Roots, Shoots, Leaves & Flowers | ||
| Science, Math, Social Studies, Art | Grades 4 – 8 | Tradition . . . TRADITION !! |
| PowerPoint – Tradition . . . TRADITION !! | ||
| Social Studies (North Dakota), Reading, Writing | Grades 4 – 8 | Old McDonald’s ABC North Dakota Farm Trip |
| Visual Art, Literacy, Math, History, Social Studies | Grades 4 – 8 | Puppetry Theatre |
| History – United States, North Dakota, Government, Creative Writing | Grades 9 – 12 | Escape from Snow Prison |
| PowerPoint – Escape from Snow Prison | ||
| Article – Dakota Datebook | ||
| Language Arts, American Literature, Native American Folklore & Oral Storytelling | Grades 9 – 12 | Once Upon a Native Myth |
| Story – Woman Who Fell from the Sky | ||
| Handout – Guide to Quality Story Telling | ||
| Handout – Story Summary | ||
| Handout – Oral Storytelling Evaluation | ||
| English, Language Arts | Grades 9 – 12 | Listen, Record, Remember – Family Oral History Project |
| Handout – Transcribing an Oral History | ||
| Handout – Interview Essay | ||
| Handout – Interview Essay Rubric | ||
| Handout – Memoir of Autobiographical Incident | ||
| Handout – Rubric for Memoir | ||
| Handout – Podcasting: Audio Only | ||
| World History, Geography, World Religions, U.S. Government Foreign Policy | Grades 9 – 12 | Israeli Palestinian Conflict: It’s Complicated |
| Visual Arts, Language Arts, History, Geography | Grades 9-12 | Wheels of Fortune |
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