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Boarding Schools And Native American Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that focuses on the influence of American values placed upon the Indians. Students use primary and secondary documents in order to explore the indoctrination. They create a project that reflects adequate...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts: Mississippi River Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create brochures about recreational activities along the Mississippi River. Focusing on points of interest, they research attractions and create maps of the surrounding area. Once students write descriptions of their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cars

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are used to describe brands of cars. The answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dia de Accion de Dar Gracias

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Spanish language Thanksgiving word search instructional activity, students search for 18 words. They find words from the word bank which include gracias, maiz, unidad, and relleno.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Manifest Destiny

For Students 5th - 6th
In these manifest destiny worksheets, students read the definition for manifest destiny and its appearance in America in the 1840s. Students learn about the Homestead Act and study a painting of a depiction of manifest destiny.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search: Thanksgiving

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this word search instructional activity, students find 9 words in a puzzle related to Thanksgiving. An answer key is included on page 2.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Mayflower Compact

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use primary source documents to discuss the Mayflower Compact and the story of the first Thanksgiving. They discover how the Pilgrims were influenced in developing a community and American democracy.
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Curated OER

Celebrating Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify symbols associated with special days and give reasons for observing holidays. They compare families of long ago with todya and talk about the first Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated in modern times. For...
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Curated OER

Household Names

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the accomplishments of famous New Yorkers in the 19th century. In small groups, students read biographies and match them with a corresponding primary source document. The group that is most accurate in matching the...
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the people who founded the New England colonies and the role that religion played in shaping them. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore primary resource readings on the...
Primary
University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. It provides the history of the Plymouth settlement from 1606-1646.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Plymouth Colony Research Starters: Plymouth Colony

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is an online resource focused on the Plymouth Colony. The site hosts research starters concerning the life and times of the Plymouth colony.
Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Modern Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out what Plymouth looks like today and what remains of the Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims.
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Us History: Plymouth Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how Plymouth Colony came to be. Looks at the Puritan movement with its roots in England, the sailing of the Mayflower, and the progress of the settlers in their first years in New England. Describes their first encounters...
Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Houses in Early Plymouth Colony

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what is known about the types of houses the Pilgrims built in Plymouth Colony.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Lit: William Bradford and of Plymouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on William Bradford and his Of Plymouth Plantation, a history of the Plymouth Colony. It features a short biography of William Bradford including his trip to America on the Mayflower and being elected long-term...
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Ancestry

The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony: 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
Study guide with loads of information about the pilgrims. Details everything from the religious beliefs of the pilgrims to what the Mayflower looked like, to the dogs on the ship, furniture, clothing, descriptions of medical practices on...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story" by Chuck Larsen

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story" by Chuck Larsen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Life on Plymouth Plantation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity learners will be discovering about the early Americans by looking at a recreation of Plymouth Plantation in 1627.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Plymouth

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Puritans who facing religious persecution in England set sail for the New World establishing the colony at Plymouth.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Plymouth Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides detailed facts and an overview of the establishment and famous people of the Plymouth Colony.
Activity
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Plymouth Settlement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Settlement at Plymouth had a rocky start. Read about the disease, bad weather, and help from the Indians.
Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Animals and Livestock of Early Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the types of farm animals that the Pilgrims likely raised in Plymouth Colony, based on historical reports.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Jamestown, Plymouth Final

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides information on the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies.

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