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1. U.S. Citizen and Immigration Center

   Format(s): Website

   A comprehensive U.S. Citizenship guide, study materials, and welcome kit for those wishing to become American citizens.

2. United States Population Information

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Reference materials, lesson plans, and comprehensive fact sheets provided by the U.S. Census Website.

3. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

   Format(s): Website

   For kindergarten through high school curriculum. From the U.S. Government Printing Office.

4. Smithsonian History and Culture

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Lesson plans and resources for teaching and learning about American culture, art, and history.

5. Arts and Culture

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Full lesson plans on a variety of topics related to the arts from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

6. Lesson Plans Related to Art and Design

   Format(s): Text, Website

   From the Smithsonian, lesson plans and resources for teaching and learning about American culture, art, history, and other topics.

7. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This activity has students fill in the blanks of a sentence with two words that sound the same but are spelled differently with different meanings (heterographs).

8. U.S. Time Periods

   Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   Teaching and learning resources on U.S. time periods, from the Department of Education.

9. Smithsonian Folkways: Tools for Teaching

   Format(s): Website

   Looking for more ways to use music to teach? Check out the Smithsonian Folkways website that has a section called “Tools for Teaching” with free lessons and activities for the classroom.

10. Board Game: Name 3

    In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Board Games Format(s): Text

    The board game Name 3… gives students a variety of prompts to talk about things they know about.

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