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The New Republic

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research the Federalists and Anti-federalists. In the lesson on state legislature, students use primary sources to create a brochure and write an essay that illustrates federalist and anti-federalists viewpoints.
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Connection to the Past

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn basic interviewing and biography writing skills. They first identify a senior citizen in their community who remembers the Great Depression.
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Play the Market

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a hypothetical experiment. For four weeks, they track 10 stocks they have selected. They discuss their imaginary gains and losses and share their observations about the stock market, and their reactions to this...
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Viking History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils learn about the history of the Vikings by watching videos, reading books, and writing journal entries pretending they were Vikings. In this Vikings lesson plan, students also make a long ship out of a milk carton.
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World History: Chronology

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine periods of time throughout world history. In this time chronology lesson plan, students read and create time lines. Students complete a variety of activities involving the ordering of events in time. 
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Jerusalem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils review Jerusalem's long and vital history. They view the video Jerusalem: History of the Holy Land. Students are explained that to portray Jerusalem's compelling history as a site of crucial importance to Jews, Christians, and...
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Lesson Plan for History: The Inauguration Speech of President Jefferson Davis

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explain Davis's views on Southern Secession.  For this American History lesson, 11th graders read and analyze primary sources. 
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Causation-Exploration and World Trade

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate spice trade. In this world history instructional activity, students identify various spices in jars and their places of origin. Students listen to a lecture on how spices came to countries in Europe. Students...
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Is Racism Dead?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate events surrounding the integration of Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School and explore racial harmony in their own school. Included: A survey to determine whether racism is dead at your school.
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Charge and Defeat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss traditional tools used by historians and archaeologists. They conduct a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of rewriting the past and discuss which side of the debate has the strongest case.
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The History of Maple Syrup

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore the process of harvesting maple syrup. In this science and history activity, students make their own maple syrup and create a picture book that shows the Native American and American pioneer methods of making the syrup.
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Brooks-Baxter War

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss and research the Brooks-Baxter War and the election of governor for Arkansas in 1872. For this election lesson plan, 6th graders read about the candidates for governor and why the election was disputed.
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Visual Pictures of the Buffalo National River

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create art in a Buffalo National River unit. In this Buffalo River art lesson, students create woven rugs, make baskets, create pottery bowls, build log cabins, and construct tipis. They create a bulletin board where the...
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Ceramics: A Vessel Into History

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students review a previous ceramics lesson and journal about a personal clay vessel they will create. For this ceramics lesson, students recognize various ceramic forms created in different time periods and cultures and how ceramic...
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Humanities in Colonial and Revolutionary America

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students demonstrate dances of colonial America. In this colonial American lesson, students learn forms of colonial social dancing including the Juba and Virginia Reel. Students examine the history of the 2 dances as well.
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Patriots v. Loyalists

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students consider how colonial citizens chose sides in the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students role play Loyalists, Patriots, and undecideds in a classroom simulation. Students research their positions so that...
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American Indian Reservations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine life on American Indian reservations, and discuss how confinement on the reservations affected American Indians. They visit the Bureau of Indian Affairs website, and develop positive and negative impact charts about...
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Explorations in American Environmental History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the historical perspective of nature and the environment.  In this American History instructional activity, 9th graders examine materials in a variety of formats to understand the contexts of America's concern for...
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The Boston Tea Party

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Pupils analyze the impact of Tea Act in the colonies. In this colonial America lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the Tea Act, Samuel Adams's execution of the Boston Tea Party, and British reaction to...
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The Proclamation of 1763

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the impact of the Proclamation of 1763. In this colonial America lesson plan, students determine the how the proclamation affected the British Crown, the colonists, and the Indians and present their findings to the class.
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Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Boston Massacre lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding the massacre and Crispus Attucks. Students respond to discussion...
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Changes In The New Nation: New Beginnings

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners consider the role of American newspapers in the revolution and plans for new government. In this early American history lesson, students determine how communication provided by newspapers contributed to the organization of the...
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Civil War Bingo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students answer Civil War questions. In this Civil War United States history lesson, students copy Civil War vocabulary and phrases onto squares on a Bingo card. Students cover a Bingo square in response to each question asked by the...
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AIH-15: Colony Settlement & American Indian Involvement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine American Indian individuals and tribes involved in the settlement of English colonies.

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