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Unit 1:
Fair Tales and Tall Tales |
Lesson 6:
Pecos Bill |
Students will review the characteristics of a tall tale and identify examples of exaggeration. |
MxA Lesson:
Old Man Moses |
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Unit 2:
Early Asian Civilizations |
Lesson 8:
The Yellow and Yangtze River |
Students will explain the importance of rivers to the development of civilization and cities. |
MxA Lesson:
Building Cities on Water |
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Unit 5:
War of 1812 |
Lesson 5:
The Attack on Washington, D.C. |
Students will explain how the United States benefited from its greater familiarity with waterways during the War of 1812. |
MxA Lesson:
Shipbuilding in New Hampshire |
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Unit 7:
Westward Expansion |
Lesson 3:
Journal of a Twelve-year-old on the Erie Canal |
Students will describe canal development and use in New Hampshire.
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MxA Lesson:
Amoskeag Canals |
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Lesson 7:
The Pony Express |
Students will review various modes of transportation used by people moving west in the 19th century. |
Lesson 7.1:
New Hampshire on the Move (Activation and Direct Instruction)
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources |
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 7: The Big Picture
Virtual Field Trip:
The Concord Coach |
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Lesson 8:
Working on the Transcontinental Railroad |
Students will explain the importance of railroads. |
MxA Lesson:
Railroads Over and Across New Hampshire |
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Unit 8:
Insects |
Lesson 1: Insects Everywhere! |
Students will describe insects and their habitats. |
MxA Lesson:
New Hampshire's State Insect, the Ladybug |
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Unit 9:
The U.S. Civil War
Check out Moose Unit 10: New Hampshire and the Civil War for related resources |
Lesson 3:
The Controversy Over Slavery |
Reinforce understanding of abolitionism and the use of music to spread ideas. |
MxA Lesson:
The Hutchinson Family Singers and New Hampshire Abolitionism |
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Lesson 4:
Abraham Lincoln |
Students will identify the differences between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.
Students will explain Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. |
MxA Lesson:
Abraham Lincoln Visits New Hampshire |
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Lesson 5:
The Division of the United States |
Students will review the differences between the North and South and the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War. |
MxA Lesson:
Franklin Pierce and His Statue |
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Unit 11:
Immigration
Check out Moose Unit 12: Immigration in the Industrial Age for related resources |
Lesson 1:
E Pluribus Unum |
Students will review what they know about the United States prior to 1880.
Students will explain why people immigrate. |
Lesson 12.1: What Is Immigration?
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources
Lesson 12.2: Push-Pull Factors
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources |
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
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Lesson 3:
Life in the City |
Students will describe the lives of immigrants living in major U.S. cities. |
Lesson 12.4:
Creating Community
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources |
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture |
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Lesson 4:
A Land of Opportunity |
Students will explain how the United States was known as the "land of opportunity." |
Lesson 12.3:
Mapping Jobs and Immigrant Groups
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources |
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture |
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Lesson 7:
A Mosaic of Immigrants |
Students will explain how the United States is a mosaic of immigrants. |
MxA Lesson:
The People of New Hampshire |
Do It! Activity:
Your Immigrant Ancestry |
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Lesson 9:
We the People |
Students will explain the importance of the Constitution to the U.S. government and its citizens. |
MxA Lesson:
Our Constitution |
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