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How a Bill Becomes a Law - 2 views

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  • Laura Michael on 27 Nov 13
     
    Elementary students can use this website to understand how a bill becomes a law. The process is broken down in child friendly language and there is a great interactive glossary. Students can hover the mouse over a word and the definition will pop up.
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Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence - 0 views

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  • Laura Michael on 27 Nov 13
     
    This website breaks down Thomas Jefferson's role in writing the Declaration of Independence using child friendly language for elementary students. Other areas of the website include more background information on Jefferson and Monticello.
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Justice Teaching - The First Amendment - 1 views

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  • Laura Michael on 27 Nov 13
     
    This is a helpful elementary level lesson so that students can understand the five rights contained in the First Amendment.
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ESL Basics Bill of Rights Video - 1 views

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  • Laura Michael on 20 Nov 13
     
    A short video that breaks down the Bill of Rights and makes the ten amendments comprehensible for English language learners.
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iCivics - 0 views

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  • Laura Michael on 20 Nov 13
     
    This website has interactive games to understand the branches of the government, the Supreme Court and and passing laws. There are also teacher resources, which include curriculum units on topics such as the Constitution, citizenship, the branches of government and state and local government.
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Growing Voters - 1 views

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  • Laura Michael on 20 Nov 13
     
    Growing Voters is a curriculum initiative project created by Lesley University Professor Jo-Anne Hart. Its purpose is to provide free ideas, activities, and tools directly for teachers to help grow in students the habit of participation and ultimately incubate pre-eligible voters.
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Women's Suffrage Primary Grades Lesson - 1 views

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  • Laura Michael on 20 Nov 13
     
    This lesson on Scholastic's website makes women's suffrage comprehensible for early elementary students. There is also an interactive component all about Effie Hobby.
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Documents for the Study of American History - 3 views

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  • Laura Michael on 31 Oct 13
     
    This website is a huge collection of U.S. history texts, documents and audio/video files. Everything is organized by year, which makes it easier to locate specific documents.
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A Treasury of Primary Source Docments Pertaining to Early American History - 2 views

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  • Laura Michael on 23 Oct 13
     
    A huge resource of various primary sources from 500 BC to 1800 AD
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The First Thanksgiving Student Activities for Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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  • Laura Michael on 23 Oct 13
     
    Although there are no primary docs, this site is still a helpful resource for elementary students (especially ELLs) who have little or no background knowledge about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Native Americans. There are interactive activities as well as audio and video clips (thanks to Plimoth Plantation) on the Mayflower voyage, daily life in the New World and the first Thanksgiving.
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