History Lesson Plans

From Immigration Oral History to My Place in History, find teacher approved history lesson plans that inspire student learning.

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Immigration Oral History

30 Views: 6th - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students explore oral history and how it is important to historical record. They interview someone who is a U.S. immigrant and create an oral history project/paper based on this interview.

Listening to History

28 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students consider the insight to the past that oral histories can provide. They, in groups, analyze oral histories, prepare to interview a family member on their recollections of a historical event and then write a historical narrative.

Build a Black History Database/Timeline

30 Views: Kindergarten - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students research famous people and events in Black History then break the biographies and events down into specific information related to dates in history. They

What is History? Timelines and Oral Histories

35 Views: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade; 5.0/5.

Students consider how we learn about the past and discuss how the framing of history is always done by the person who is telling it. They construct a personal and class timelines, compare two or more accounts of the same event and record oral histories from members of their family.

Eyewitness to History

14 Views: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade; 5.0/5.

Students explore historical connections, talking with family members about landmark events they have witnessed in their lifetimes to explore how history touches our lives. They identify several landmark events of the late 20th century.

Navigating Through Capital History

4 Views: 4th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students research the history of Tallahassee using a Website and other materials to determine why the capital is where it is today. They organize the information on a timeline and investigate the "heart" of Florida.

The Fabric of History

8 Views: 6th - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students explore eras in African American history, then create quilts depicting important events and personalities from these eras and write an explanation of the significance of the imagery of the quilt; display in classroom or school hallway.

Exploring the History of Oil

3 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students investigate oil's changing role in human history. They view a PBS documentary, conduct Internet research, complete a research matrix, and write an essay on whether they support an expansion of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

History of Computing

17 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students explore the history of computers via a scavenger hunt, audio clips, video clips, exhibits, presentations, visionaries, and games. A complete picture of computers brought to life in a variety of ways.

My Place in History

15 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students develop an understanding of how individual experiences are shaped by larger events and trends in history. Using their own life histories as an introduction to the study of timelines, students chart major dates and events in their lives.