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Regional Geography of the United States: The Great Plains Region: Introduction

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Explores the Great Plains region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, and explores the landforms, agriculture, and history of the Great Plains.

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Depicts the five main geographic areas of the Southeastern region of the United States including the various mountain ranges, Cumberland Plateau, Piedmont Foothills, Atlantic Coastal Plain, and Gulf Coastal Plain. The segment also highlights the main landforms and waterways.

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Regional Geography of the United States: The Southwestern Region

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Explores the Southwestern region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, including the various landforms, agriculture, and the region's rich history.

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Regional Geography of the United States: The Mid-Atlantic Region

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Explores the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, including the various landforms, agriculture, and the region's rich history.

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Regional Geography of the United States: The Pacific Region

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Explores the Pacific region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, including the various landforms, agriculture, and the region's rich history.

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Regional Geography of the United States: The Mountain Region

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Explores the Mountain Region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, including the various landforms, agriculture, and the region's rich history.

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is the physical geography of Kansas. Students will read three Read Kansas! cards, one on eastern Kansas, one on western Kansas, and one on understanding elevation. The students will study text features to locate content information. The lesson is designed to take two class periods, but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI. 4.5: The student describes the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-02 Kansas Land

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is the physical geography of Kansas. Students will read three Read Kansas! cards, one on eastern Kansas, one on western Kansas, and one on understanding elevation. The students will study text features to locate content information.

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is different forms of transportation and communication that connect Kansas to the rest of the country. The five Read Kansas! cards in this lesson are written in different text structures. Students will identify the correct text structure using the signal words worksheet. They also will complete a graphic organizer for each type of text structure. An extended activity will have students create a transportation timeline. The lesson is designed to take five class periods but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #1: Choices have consequences.

1.2: The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI.4.3: The student will explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

RI.4.5: The student describes the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-05 Connecting Kansas: Past and Present

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is different forms of transportation and communication that connect Kansas to the rest of the country. The five Read Kansas! cards in this lesson are written in different text structures. Students will identify the correct text structure using the signal words worksheet.

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The purpose of this fourth grade lesson is to introduce students to a variety of immigrant groups that settled Kansas and the reasons for their immigration. It encourages cooperative learning by having small groups of students focus on a specific immigrant group. Students will practice expository reading and determine the meaning of words in context. Each group will create a small exhibit or poster. The students will discuss the costs and benefits of immigration. The lesson is designed to take place over five or more days but can be adjusted to meet your individual schedule. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #1: Choices have consequences.

1.2 The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI.4.4.: The student determines the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

W.4.2 a-e: The student writes informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

SL.4.1 a-d: The student will engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

SL.4.4: The student will report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-08 Immigrants to Kansas: Why Did They Come?

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The purpose of this fourth grade lesson is to introduce students to a variety of immigrant groups that settled Kansas and the reasons for their immigration. It encourages cooperative learning by having small groups of students focus on a specific immigrant group. Students will practice expository reading and determine the meaning of words in context.

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The Constitution and Constitution Day: A Beginner's Guide

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Jeffrey and Lilly, along with their intelligent dog Mr. Beanbody, travel back in time to learn about the United States Constitution. Along the way, they explore the three branches of United States government and the Bill of Rights. Mr. Beanbody goes on to explain the origins of Constitution Day, a national holiday celebrated in communities across the United States.

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Describes how state government was set up and defined in the United States Constitution. In Article Four, state rights and responsibilities are described as republican forms of government with checks and balances to ensure individuals or parts do not have too much power.

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- A Plan of Government, pp.
466-47
- Levels of Government, pp.
476-481
- United States Citizenship,
pp. 482-487
- New England Through The
Years, pp. 100-105
- The New England
Countryside, pp. 108-111

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This fourth grade lesson is designed to teach students about the functions of state government. The seat belt law is presented as a model. Students will read one Read Kansas! card and complete a graphic organizer to locate main ideas and supporting details. The lesson is designed to take one class period. Select the image to see a PDF with the front and back of card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #2: Individuals have rights and responsibilities.

2.2: The student will analyze the context under which significant rights and responsibilities are defined and demonstrated, their various interpretations, and draw conclusions about those interpretations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI.4.2: The student determines the main idea of a text and explains how it is supported by key details; summarizes the text.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-01 Getting to Know Government

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This fourth grade lesson is designed to teach students about the functions of state government. The seat belt law is presented as a model. Students will read one Read Kansas! card and complete a graphic organizer to locate main ideas and supporting details. The lesson is designed to take one class period.

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Characteristics of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona

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As well as being home to the Saguaro cactus and the Gila monster, the Sonoran Desert surrounds the cities of Phoenix and Tucson. Not far from Tucson, the international border between Mexico and Arizona is lined with a fence and monitored by the U.S Border Patrol to prevent illegal immigration.

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This video program takes a fascinating look at the many different features found on Earth. Familiar places are used to help describe key landforms. The importance and characteristics of various landforms are explored.

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- The Southwest Desert
Long Ago, pp. 366-372
- The Southwest Desert
States Today, pp. 373-
379
- Where on Earth is the
United States?, pp. 22-
25
- The Land, pp. 28-33
Looking at Rivers, pp.
38-41

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Explores the unique geographic features of Florida including the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park. The segment highlights the landscape dotted with many marshes, lakes, wetlands, and mangrove swamps. The segment also explores the extreme weather of Florida as well as the mild climate which affords growth of citrus and sugar cane.

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- The Southeast and Gulf States Today, pp. 206-211
- Islands and People, pp. 214-219
- Early Days on the Interior Plains, pp. 296-301
- Farming and Ranching on the
Plains, pp. 304-309
- The Plains States Today, pp. 314-319

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is the physical geography of Kansas. Students will read three Read Kansas! cards, one on eastern Kansas, one on western Kansas, and one on understanding elevation. The students will study text features to locate content information. The lesson is designed to take two class periods, but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI. 4.5: The student describes the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-02 Kansas Land

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Examines the history of the Great Plains region of the United States. This segment highlights the changes in the landscape from early Native American tribes and bison that inhabited the land, to the expeditions of various explorers. The segment continues to explore the evolution of the Great Plains region into the agricultural powerhouse it is today.

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This fourth grade lesson is designed to compare and contrast the Oregon-California and Santa Fe Trails. Students will read two Read Kansas! cards on the trails. Then students will complete a compare and contrast worksheet. The lesson is designed to take one class period. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #1: Choices have consequences.

Benchmark 1.1: The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI 4.5: The student describes the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

RI 4.9: The student will integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-06 Trade and Migration on the Overland Trails

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This fourth grade lesson is designed to compare and contrast the Oregon-California and Santa Fe Trails. Students will read two Read Kansas! cards on the trails. Then students will complete a compare and contrast worksheet. The lesson is designed to take one class period.

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Examines Montana and its distinct geography, wildlife, and agriculture. The segment also explores a brief history of the landmark Little Big Horn Battlefield in Eastern Montana.

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This lesson designed for fourth grade focuses on life and hardships on both the Oregon-California and the Santa Fe Trails. Students will read two cards that are reminiscences by trail travelers. Students will complete a vocabulary worksheet to help define new words used in the primary source documents. Students will use the Read Kansas! cards to complete a worksheet about the costs and benefits of traveling on the trails. This lesson is designed to take three class periods but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #1: Choices have consequences.

1.1: The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI 4.1: The student refers to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RI 4.4: The student determines the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-07 Life on the Trails

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Describes the Louisiana Purchase, in which the United States purchased the city of New Orleans and the 828,000 square mile Louisiana territory from France. The program provides context for the political climate of the United States in the early 1800s, explains the process of negotiating the purchase with France, and explores the effects of the purchase.

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- People and Mountains, pp. 342-
347
- The Mountain States Today, pp. 350-355
- The Old Northwest, pp. 268-273

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Regional Geography of the United States: The Mid-Atlantic Region

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Explores the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. The program highlights the states found in the region, including the various landforms, agriculture, and the region's rich history.

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The focus of this fourth grade lesson is different forms of transportation and communication that connect Kansas to the rest of the country. The five Read Kansas! cards in this lesson are written in different text structures. Students will identify the correct text structure using the signal words worksheet. They also will complete a graphic organizer for each type of text structure. An extended activity will have students create a transportation timeline. The lesson is designed to take five class periods but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #1: Choices have consequences.

1.2: The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI.4.3: The student will explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

RI.4.5: The student describes the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-05 Connecting Kansas: Past and Present

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- Cities Grow and Change, pp. 142-147
- The Middle Atlantic Colonies, pp. 126-132
- Transportation and Growth, pp. 134-139