Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Valentines Day Lesson

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this Valentine's Day worksheet, students will learn about Valentine's Day traditions in America. Students will learn Valentine's Day vocabulary and then practice a dialogue about Valentine's Day. Students will write a letter to a...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Primary Source Set: Thanksgiving

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of primary documents that reflect the Mayflower, Plymouth, Puritans, the first Thanksgiving, and legislation for the holiday.
Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] At this site, you can find some useful and fun children's activities to use in developing a unit around Thanksgiving.
Handout
US National Archives

Nara: Congress Establishes Thanksgiving

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Archives, an essay on the establishment of the American holiday of Thanksgiving as a legal holiday starting with the original proclamation in 1789 celebrating it on different days or months up to the 1941 resolution...
Handout
Other

Us flag.org: The Original Pledge of Allegiance

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know who wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance? Use this site to investigate its history. What has stayed the same since 1892 and what has changed?
Handout
Other

The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History

For Students 6th - 8th
Brief background information behind The Pledge of Allegiance including facts about the author and the original words to the Pledge.