Desert Artisans Slides

A presentation deck for a lesson on Ancestral Southwest cultures, featuring high-contrast slides, embedded video, vocabulary, and step-by-step instructions for the artifact creation activity. Designed for visibility and student engagement.

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Eastern Hemisphere Expedition

A comprehensive 7th-grade social studies curriculum sequence focused on the Eastern Hemisphere (Africa, Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific). This standards-aligned sequence includes detailed teacher lesson plans, student guided reading and worksheets, interactive presentation slides, and rigorous assessments with DBQs.

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Ballot Battles

An 8th-grade civics lesson centered on the history of voting rights in the United States. Utilizing a guided viewing of the TED-Ed video, students trace the expansion of the electorate from the founding era to the modern day through structured graphic organizers, scaffolded questions with sentence frames, and real-world connection analysis.

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Ballot Battles Answer Key

A direct replica of the student worksheet with complete, highlighted answers filled in for rapid grading, classroom projection, or student self-assessment.

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Empires of Inquiry

An inquiry-driven social studies sequence investigating Ancient Greece and Rome across four core pillars: government, philosophy, trade, and engineering. Students engage with primary sources, architectural achievements, and ethical dilemmas to construct arguments about classical legacies.

Amy Swafford

Invisible Fences

An introductory lesson exploring the immigrant experience and systemic barriers through Suli Breaks' spoken word poem 'Fences'. Students engage in a structured movement and discourse activity to analyze literal and metaphorical barriers, connecting themes to their own lived experiences.

Alexis Paolini

Ballot Battles Teacher Guide

A comprehensive teacher companion containing lesson plans, step-by-step facilitation prompts, historical background on voter discrimination, and complete answer keys with classroom pacing suggestions.

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Bay State Builders

An 8-day interdisciplinary project where 3rd-grade students design a sustainable historical Massachusetts settlement. Integrating math, ELA, science, and social studies, students apply area, perimeter, fractions, weather science, Wampanoag adaptations, and persuasive writing.

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New Shores

A historical investigation lesson exploring the experiences of immigrants in America. Students research an individual immigrant, complete a detailed profile organizer, and demonstrate their understanding of core concepts like push and pull factors.

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Ballot Battles Worksheet

A structured, student-facing guided viewing worksheet featuring timestamped pause points, visual graphic organizers, and scaffolded sentence frames analyzing the expansion of voting rights.

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Faith Foundations Review

A comparative and deep-dive review sequence exploring foundational teachings, sacred texts, and cultural practices of major world religions.

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Fishers of Men

A lesson exploring the calling of the first disciples, focusing on Jesus' invitation to become fishers of men and share God's love with others through creative, hands-on activities.

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Equal Hearts Worksheet

A standalone, double-sided printable reading worksheet designed for English Language Learners (ELL) focusing on Loving Day (June 12, 1967). Includes an accessible, scaffolded reading passage, a visual vocabulary spotlight, text-dependent comprehension questions with writing frames, and a creative reflection activity.

Desert Artisans Slides