+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Japanese Prints Influenced French Artists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze the influence of Japanese art on French art between 1860 and 1910 in this ideal instructional activity for the high school Social Studies, Humanties, or Asian Studies classroom. Research itechniques are emphasized.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the time period of the Great Depression. In groups, they discover how the Works Progress Administration helped many workers during this time. Using the internet, they research how the government focused on the arts and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Early Explorers of America

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine a time line of early American explorers from England, Spain, and France. They trace exploration routes on maps and write reports about early explorers. Students view a laser disc presentation, Land of Opportunity...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cooking Crepes in Ms. Stentella's French Class

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore eating, cooking, and life in France and identify table-setting vocabulary and restaurant conversational skills. After reviewing the crepe recipe, students pair up and do a mini WebQuest on crepes and find cultural...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Queen Anne's War and Its Impact on Deerfield

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students researchhow Queen Ann's War of Europe affect Native Americans in New England. After reading excerpts from History of Deerfiel by George Sheldon and Nuthatch's Dilemma, a story about a Pocumtuck woman, students are prepared to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Religion and Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read a poll on Islam and discuss the results. In this religion and immigration lesson, students complete a chart comparing and contrasting how religious diversity affects unity in a country. High schoolers read several...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dress Reform in the 19th Century

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders utilize the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Timothy Shay Arthur, Elizabeth Smith Miller, Frances Hard and others to explore the dress reform movements of the mid to late 19th century.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lorna Doone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine life in the early 17th century by viewing a film called "Lorna Donne". They identify the politcal scene at the time while noting the major characters. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tell About South II: Poets and Prophets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the life of Richard Wright. They create a Power Point presentation to showcase Wright's journey from Mississippi to Memphis, Chicago, New York, and France and how he was an example of an African-American who moved north....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiple Perspectives: Newspaper Stories and Editorials

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Newspapers are the perfect medium through which to explore different perspectives in informational text. After researching the fur trade and resultant colonization, groups write a newspaper, including an editorial page, selecting one of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vive Le Quebec Libre!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use video, the Internet and CD-ROM's to investigate the cultural and linguistic traditions of Quebec, Canada. They identify the reasons behind the secession from Canada movement.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deportation of the Acadians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use an online atlas to identify the presence of Acadian culture in the Maritime provinces of Canada and explore the deportation.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Winter Olympic Torch Traveling Across Italy

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students react to statements about the 2006 Winter Olympics, then read a news article about the Olympic torch's journey through Italy. In this current events lesson (written prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics), the teacher introduces the...
+
Lesson Plan
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Imperialism, Arab Nationalism and World War I

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Continued conflict in the Middle East makes this lesson relevant, and the inclusion of a critique of Lawrence of Arabia might increase student interest in a potentially challenging topic. The resource includes a solid introduction to the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how the European voyages of discovery influence American culture even today. They map eighteenth century Europe's impact on the United States.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taxes in U.S. History: The Social Security Act of 1935

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the history of the Social Security Act and the FICA tax. They describe what Social Security is and whom it is intended to help. They explain the purpose of the FICA tax.
+
Unit Plan
New York City Department of Education

Geography and Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Young historians discover the early people of the western hemisphere. The unit explores how the land changed, how it was used and homes of early Americans such as Incas, Mayans, Inuits, Aztecs, and Pueblos. Individuals also examine these...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Winter Olympics History Year by Year

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Investigate the history of the Winter Olympic Games. After researching this event and compiling necessary statistics, pupils use a graphic organizer to chart their findings. A template for a chart is included in this resource. Have your...
+
Lesson Plan
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Analyzing Regional Conflicts Involving Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
This is a week-long lesson on analyzing the similarities and differences between sources of tension and terrorism in eight locations around the world. The class is divided into eight groups and assigned one of the locations to research....
+
Lesson Plan
The New York Times

Literary Pilgrimages: Exploring the Role of Place in Writers’ Lives and Work

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Do the places you have lived influence what you write? Class members research the lives of writers and look for how places these writers have lived might have influenced their writings. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Canadian History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils conduct research on the history of early Canada. They create timelines of important dates, write biographies of Canadian explorers, consider the importance of geography and religion in Canada's settlement and examine both primary...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Monroe Doctrine: President Monroe and the Independence Movement in South America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify conditions in Europe that relate to the independence movements in South America and list reasons why President Monroe gave for recognizing the independence movement in South America.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

100 Years War and Joan of Ark

For Teachers 10th - 12th
What events led up to the Hundred Years War?  In small groups or pairs the class discusses several critical thinking questions and then writes a fictional dialogue that depicts both an English and a French point of view. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Value of a Nation's Currency Goes Beyond its Price

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders understand the meaning of pictures and words on currency. In this currency lesson, 6th graders examine currency to find cultural relationships with a country. Students locate symbols of the country on the currency. Students...

Other popular searches