Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
Activity
Curated OER

National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: Plantation Agriculture

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource lets you explore the workings of southern plantations.
Handout
Ed Koday

Web Archive: Scarab Beetles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dung, rhinoceros, Hercules, sacred scarab: These are the names of some of the most well known beetles in the scarab beetle family. This large family of more than 30,000 species has some of the most awesome beetles in the insect...
Website
Other

At Home in the Heartland: At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie (1800 1850)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive site offers information and pictures pertaining to early pioneer life. See advertisements in the paper, furniture, glassware, and food preparation tools. Read stories of individuals who lived during that time and make...
Primary
Other

Alabama's 1901 Constitution

For Students 3rd - 8th
This simply organized site gives a summary of Alabama's 1901 Constitution. It also gives other details about the Constitution as well as a long list of resources in a bibliography.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents Martin Van Buren

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about U.S. President Martin Van Buren. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents John Quincy Adams

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents William H. Harrison & John Tyler

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Vice President John Tyler becoming President of the United Stated after the death of President William H. Harrison. A question sheet is available to help students build...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents Andrew Jackson

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents James Madison

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents James Monroe

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents John Adams

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about John Adams, the second president of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents George Washington

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about George Washington, the first President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents Thomas Jefferson

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Was Right About the Wright Brothers?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this unit students will explore the lives of the Wright brothers. The end result will be a student-made documentary highlighting the factors that allowed the Wright brothers to succeed at manned flight when others before them had failed.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Alabama's Five Capitals and First Governors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will research the five sites of Alabama's capital and the first governors of the state. They will create a presentation including the physical location of each site and the political and geographic reasons the site was chosen...

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