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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Use historical texts and biographies to introduce your students to two of the most influential men of the 19th century	Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Teach about the causes of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and the Emancipation Proclamation with these resources and ideas from Scholastic and other websites.
World War II Heroes Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 6–8 This riveting collection of true tales introduces readers to World War II through the stories of ten brave heroes. The book gives students the opportunity to explore the theme of heroes, practice summarizing, and examine the meaning of words related to war. Activities engage students in argument writing, creating time lines, and creating an award for heroism.	The Class Election from the Black Lagoon Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 3–5 The Class Election from the Black Lagoon provides an opportunity to teach how fears affect the imagination, how an author uses puns and word play, and how character is developed through text and illustrations. Activities will engage students in creative writing, dramatic readings, and word play.
My First Biography: Christopher Columbus Storia Teaching Guide Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 My First Biography: Christopher Columbus provides an opportunity to teach a biography, practice sequence of events, and introduce exploration words. Activities will engage students in mapping, art projects, and exploring their own dreams.	Understanding September 11 Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 More than 30 lesson plans, activities, news stories, videos and book lists to help students comprehend the 9/11 attacks and their lasting impact on the United States and the world.
Guide to The 39 Clues Cahills vs. Vespers Book One: The Medusa Plot Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn About Medusa from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance with The 39 Clues Cahills vs. Vespers Book One: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman.	State Animal Guide Book Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Before Ben's father created the wolf diorama, he carefully researched the animal and the region where it lived (Gunflint Lake, Minnesota). Encourage your students to become dedicated researchers as they learn about native animals in the United States.
Before the Talkies Grades: 3–5, 6–8 When Rose is a little girl, she sneaks out of her house to watch a silent film. Teach your students about the history of film and video by working together to construct a visual timeline.	Teaching With Brian Selznick Grades: 3–5, 6–8 A guide to teaching with Brian Selznick's award-winning books that is filled with rich resources, from a virtual field trip inside the American Museum of Natural History — the setting for much of Wonderstruck — to discussion guides, classroom activities, and interviews with Selznick.
Tour a Local Museum Grades: 3–5, 6–8 If you, like Brian Selznick, were inspired by glimpses into the storerooms and workshops of the American Museum of Natural History, consider getting in touch with a museum in your area and asking for a behind-the-scenes tour.	Protect the Wolves Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Invite your students to research two points of view and prepare their own arguments for a classroom debate.
Create Your Own Hall of Learning Grades: 3–5, 6–8 After watching the virtual field trip to the American Museum of Natural History, discuss the characteristics of a diorama. What makes a diorama effective?	Daily Starters: Grades 6–8 Teacher's Guide Grades: 6–8 How to introduce and use the Scholastic Daily Starters in a sixth, seventh, or eighth grade classroom.
Daily Starters: Grades 3–5 Teacher's Guide Grades: 3–5 How to introduce and use the Scholastic Daily Starters in a third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom.	Interactive Whiteboard Learning Games & Teaching Tools Tips Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Find easy-to-use Interactive Whiteboard teaching tips and make the most of Learning Games & Teaching Tools on your Interactive Whiteboard.
Interactive Whiteboard Social Studies Tips Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Find easy-to-use Interactive Whiteboard teaching tips and make the most of Social Studies Online Activities on your Interactive Whiteboard.	Community Arts Projects Grades: PreK–K Kindergarten teachers provide lessons that help integrate art into all aspects of a neighborhood community thematic unit and includes a comprehensive booklist that can be used for a shoe study.
Three Abraham Lincoln Reader's Theater Scripts Grades: 1–2, 3–5 Add action and relevancy to curricular themes like Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War with these three Reader's Theater scripts.	Military Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan Questions Grades: 9–12 Start a discussion about the federal government, the war in Iraq, and the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan with these questions and topics.
Ideas on How to Act: Be Informed, Speak Up, Act Lesson Plan (Grades 912) Grades: 9–12 Show students how to act on their opinions about important political issues. Encourage them to write letters to newspaper editors, draw political cartoons, take surveys, record podcasts, and more.	Health Care Questions: Be Informed, Speak Up, Act Lesson Plan (Grades 912) Grades: 9–12 Class discussion questions about how Americans can access quality health care. Examines whether the primary responsibility for individual health care coverage should rest with government or individuals.