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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Escaping Slavery: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

Using the picture book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, students create a problems/solutions/events chart to help them understand the relationships between Clara’s problems and how she solves them.

Juneteenth Proclamation Jubilation

What took nearly 3 years to travel from Washington, D.C., to Galveston, Texas? Celebrate Juneteenth with a replica of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The Betsy Ross Story: Truth or Legend?

Students investigate the facts behind the story of Betsy Ross.

Seeing Stars

Students follow directions to make five-point stars like the ones on the American flag.

This Is America! Flag Collage

Students cut up magazines and newspapers to create an American flag collage — a visual essay of their thoughts about “What America Means to Me.”