Tools for Teaching

Tools for teaching are all of the various odds and ends that are often vital to teaching a lesson, but may not be part of a lesson plan. This includes PowerPoints, handouts, quizes, coloring pages, and so on.

If you have a tool for teaching that you would like listed here, please submit it so we can make it available to other teachers. Proposed tools for teaching must be relevant to the Arkansas history frameworks and will be subject to a review process before being added to the database.

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  • “Ark in the Dark” Guide: Vintage Movie Posters about Arkansas

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    This guide and lesson to accompany the Ark in the Dark exhibit consists of 9 pages, and a number of full-color images of vintage movie posters about Arkansas. Utilizing these images and/or information found through the Encyclopedia of Arkansas and the Arkansas Traveler online database, students will learn about World War II through the lens of Arkansas film advertisements.



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  • Arkansas Cities Riddles

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    This activity is designed to quiz students’ knowledge of Arkansas cities using simple riddles. Includes an answer key.



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  • Arkansas Crossword Puzzle

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    This crossword puzzle, designed for upper elementary but still relevant for other grade levels, quizzes students on state symbols and other Arkansas trivia.



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  • Arkansas Geography PowerPoint

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    This geography Powerpoint is intended for use with Kindergarten through 4th grade.  There are 71 slides covering frameworks from locating Arkansas on a map, border states, to identifying the six natural regions of the state (Ozark Mountains, Arkansas River Valley, the Ouachita Mountains, Coastal Plain, Crowley’s Ridge, and the Mississippi Alluvial Plain).



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  • Arkansas Humanities Council Resource Center

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    The Arkansas Humanities Resource Center (AHRC) collection includes exhibits, videotapes, slide/tape programs, audio CDs, video CDs and DVDs, and other audio resources. These materials are for use by Arkansas audiences only.



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  • Arkansas in Abstract: History, Demographics, Statistics

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    This handout contains detailed information about the demographics of Arkansas and various statistics pertaining to the state. The economy, agriculture, transportation, law and justice, religion, etc. are all covered in this 16 page handout. Appropriate for grades 7 – 12.



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