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Teachers, history club coordinators and Scout troop leaders: The following
fourth-grade resources from the Wisconsin Educational Communications
Board support the content of "Our Towns."
The lesson plans are adaptable to various grade levels. We encourage
you to explore.
Community
Design Game
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/oss/lessons/elementary/community.htm
Author: Connie Bodeen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County
Getting
to Know Your City: An Introduction to Map Skills
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/oss/lessons/elementary/getting.htm
Author: Linda Kirchner, 4th Grade, Longfellow Elementary, Clintonville
Neighborhood
Detectives
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/oss/lessons/elementary/detective.htm
Author: Vivian Greblo, Wisconsin Historical Society
Visit the Outreach page for activities
corresponding to other "Wisconsin Stories" episodes on Wisconsin
Public Television. Some of these activities refer to publications available
through the State Historical Society's Office
of School Services.
The Educational Communications Board offers several media packages that
help elementary students explore Wisconsin history, geography, government
and culture.
Cultural Horizons
of Wisconsin
http://www.ecb.org/culture/videos.htm
This new multimedia package of instructional materials focuses on the
present day cultural heritage and diversity of Wisconsin. Designed for
students in grades 4 through 6, this project takes an expansive view
of culture, rather than defining it by or limiting it to race and ethnicity.
Exploring Wisconsin
Our Home
http://www.ecb.org/exploring/index.htm
This link offers program descriptions, focus questions, vocabulary,
geographic themes, and other resources for the award-winning video series
on Wisconsin geography.
Investigating Wisconsin
History
http://www.ecb.org/history/index.htm
Help young people uncover the past through a new instructional television
series and teacher guide designed for fourth-graders.
Wisconsin: Celebrating
People, Place and Past
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/cd.htm
Explore Wisconsin from early history to the present through historical
photographs, maps, video, music and narration on this new CD-ROM. Wisconsin
educators may order the CD-ROM and teacher guide directly from the Educational
Communications Board.
A Wisconsin
Powwow
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/powwow/index.htm
Experience a Wisconsin powwow and learn about Native American culture
through The New Dawn of Tradition video program and Web site. Designed
for fourth and fifth grade students.
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