Students demonstrate our support of our troops overseas. They develop values of compassion, caring, and respect throughout the school. They participate in Physical Education class and run as part of the heart warm-up or as part of a...

Pupils research the role of African Americans during the each of the United States' wars. In this African American history lesson, students research information and statistics about the role of African Americans in the following wars:...

Improve language skills by having your class read an article about Memorial Day. After reading, they respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill-in-the-blank questions, 30 multiple-choice questions, 12 word-scramble questions, 30...

In this recognizing vocabulary usage in context activity, learners read the meanings of get-together, meeting, and reunion and use them to fill in the blanks in sentences. Students write 12 answers.

Students explore Tom Jones.

In this gallery scavenger hunt learning exercise students answer 18 questions about the displays in the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.

Tenth graders are introduced to concepts of war through musical lyrics. They demonstrate and understanding of the role of segregation in US military policy and practice.

Fifth graders study the events that occurred during the Sand Creek Massacre and write about them in their journals. They make comparisons between the events at Sand Creek and modern day human rights events.

In this ESL error correction and editing learning exercise, students determine which line in an essay about Kuwait contains missing words. There is an original version for teachers included.

At this site from the University of North Carolina, you can read letters written by George E. Pickett (1825-1875), a Confederate soldier. Originally published in 1913, this book provides George E. Pickett's correspondence with his wife,...

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the brave efforts of the Japanese-American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion. With links to related...

This resource provides an overview of the life of Gary Paulsen. It also includes a transcript to an interview conducted with Paulsen and book reviews done by students.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "The reddest, reddest, red sun in our heart, Chairman Mao, and us together" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists, the Zhejiang Workers, Farmers and Soldiers Art...

This resource has a lesson plan on the origins of the Purple Heart medal, which is given to any soldier wounded in the line of duty. The medal was established by George Washington and is the oldest American medal.

This page from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature offers book reviews and planning help for an upper elementary unit on the Civil War. Includes information on books for teachers, books for students, easy-purchase links, and links to...

Thomas Paine was a major figure during the early years of the American Revolution. One of the foremost propagandists for American liberty in the 1770s, Paine penned words that rallied the war-weary spirit of the colonists and that still...

Colin Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam conflict and earned three medals for his service. Although Powell broke his ankle in a helicopter crash, he rushed back into the wreckage again and again to save the lives of Gettys,...