Trading Card site
Discovery Education site for photo Lincolnphot.jpg
Notes about A. Lincoln from Online Encyclopedia Britannica and White House for Kids
1809-1865
16th President
Tallest at 6'4"
Wrote Emancipation Proclamation - freedom for slaves
Assassinated while at Ford's Theater
TEKS 113.4.B.14.B - identify selected symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and patriotic symbols such as the U.S. and Texas flags and Uncle Sam
A TEASe (Technology Enhanced Anticipatory Set) for introducing the patriotic symbols of the United States created using Animoto
American Symbols PhotoStory (scroll towards the bottom)
Take a look at a PhotoStory where some students talk about what they learned about American Symbols.
TEKS 113.6.B.2.B - identify the accomplishments of significant explorers such as Cabeza de Vaca; Christopher Columbus; Francisco Coronado; and Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, and explain their impact on the settlement of Texas
Example of an Explorer using a Magazine Cover click here
TEKS 113.7.B.2.C - summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the establishment of the United States and the origins of U.S. military institutions
Example of an Animoto to introduce a unit on the American Revolution click here
TEKS 113.7.B.7.B - describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landforms, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics
Example of Landforms using Mosaic Maker click here
TEKS 113.7.B.24.A -describe the contributions of famous inventors and scientists such as Neil Armstrong, John J. Audubon, Benjamin Banneker, Clarence Birdseye, George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, and Carl Sagan
Example of an Inventor Trading card click here
Mark states visited or studied or ?
An interactive map of the United States where students can practice state locations against the clock!
Interactive recognition practice of countries in Europe. Play against the clock!
Interactive mashup of political maps & satellite physical maps from Google.
Currently available for US, Canadian and UK locations.
View it in auto mode or interactive mode.
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