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Activity	Description	Technologies
State Capitals	Break up the country into 4 sections, Northeast, south, central, and west to make learning the capitals manageable.	·         Online games such as http://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle-games/50statecapitals.jsp ·         Use the smart board to allow students to place the capital in the correct state, Sheppard’s Software has free software http://sheppardsoftware.com/states_capitals_10_500.html
Branches of the Government	Teach the branches of the government and the functions and limitations of each.	·         Online games such as http://sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/index.htm ·         Power point presentations ·         Youtube has a School House Rock video about the 3 branches of government http://youtu.be/-EISWIY9bG8
Emancipation Proclamation	Abraham Lincoln’s speech to free slaves, the importance of this speech to end the civil war.	·         Online videos: http://youtu.be/xh3-9R7Q0OE, http://www.history.com/shows/classroom/videos/gilder-lehrman-the-emancipation-proclamation#gilder-lehrman-the-emancipation-proclamation ·         Araham Lincoln’s presidential library has games and resources available: http://www.underhishat.org/intheclassroom.html
Indians in Mississippi	The history of Indians in Mississippi	Power point presentation Online resources: http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/index.php?id=4 , http://trails.mdah.ms.gov/moundtour.htm Use smart board for maps http://www.native-languages.org/mississippi.htm
The Constitution	Learn the Preamble, the people the wrote and signed the constitution, the Bill of rights, and some of the amendments	Online resources: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/preamble-constitution-how-do-you-make-more-perfect-union#sect-introduction , http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_index.htm , http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?section=funZone&page=treasureHunts.cfm Online videos: http://youtu.be/30OyU4O80i4 , http://www.history.com/topics/constitution/videos#america-gets-a-constitution