The Walking Classroom

Walk, Listen, and Learn

Why Pay Taxes?

Why Pay Taxes?
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet

Learn why taxes are important with this worksheet from the Internal Revenue Service.

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Taxes Quiz

Taxes Quiz
Resource Type: Online Activity

Test your knowledge of U.S. taxes with this online quiz from Ducksters Education Site.

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Savvy Spending

Savvy Spending
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity

Play the Track Star Game with a partner and then reflect on what successful spending and saving habits look like in this activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Budgeting

Budgeting
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project

Create a mock budget with this guide from Mensa For Kids.

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Currency Academy

Currency Academy
Resource Type: Online Activity

Learn about U.S. currency, then complete the companion worksheet on the last tab in this online activity from the U.S. Currency Education Program.

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Barack Obama Quiz

Barack Obama Quiz
Resource Type: Online Activity

Test your knowledge of Obama’s presidency with this quiz from Ducksters Education Site.

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Lincoln’s Funeral Train

Lincoln’s Funeral Train
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip

Explore the Ford’s Theatre virtual map of Lincoln’s Funeral Train with witness testimonies and photographs from each stop.

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Write an Elegy

Write an Elegy
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project

After reading “O Captain! My Captain!,” choose another historical figure you admire and compose a short elegy in this activity.

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International Responses

International Responses
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity

Analyze the responses of foreign nations to President Lincoln’s death, and annotate the map with a summary of their responses according to their geographical location in this activity from Ford’s Theatre.

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