Curated OER
Valentines Day Lesson
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Primary Source Set: Thanksgiving
A set of primary documents that reflect the Mayflower, Plymouth, Puritans, the first Thanksgiving, and legislation for the holiday.
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Abcteach: Thanksgiving
[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.
US National Archives
Nara: Congress Establishes Thanksgiving
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...
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Us flag.org: The Original Pledge of Allegiance
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?
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The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History
Brief background information behind The Pledge of Allegiance including facts about the author and the original words to the Pledge.