Students read about and discuss the historical effects of Congressional decision-making in the establishment of national holidays.

Fifth graders listen to a discussion on the Minutemen and Bunker Hill and learn about Paul Revere's ride. In this Minutemen lesson plan, 5th graders take a quiz on the information and play a Yankee Doodle game.

Fourth graders research the culture of Los Californios through primary sources. They examine maps and draw timelines of California historical dates. They investigate deeds and s of ranches and simulate property transactions.

Students study about the role of women in modern early warefare. They participate in a teacher-led discussion and work individually or in groups to complete a worksheet and discuss their ideas.

In this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students read a detailed history about the holiday. There are then 8 pages with 10 activities on each page to correct. There are some math problems as well, which pertain to Cinco de Mayo.

Ninth graders examine the role of the United States in nation building.  In this World History activity, 9th graders evaluate the role of the United States in building nations in other parts of the world. 

Students investigate the Cinco de Mayo holiday. They discuss the history of Cinco de Mayo, listen to the Legend of the Mexican flag, color a worksheet of the Mexican flag, and create a class coat of arms.

Sixth graders consider how they present their personal identities. In this character education lesson plan, 6th graders define themselves as they create masks that represent their personalities. Students share their masks and discuss...

Fifth graders use the Internet to view collections of famous artists throughout the eighteenth century America. Using the artwork, they identify the themes that portrayed America as the land of opportunity. They record their findings...

Students discuss the line "all men are created equal" in a time of slavery. They discover how equaliy and liberty changed over time in America. Role-playing different scenerios, they analyze the experiences of real-people coming to...

Students investigate the history of Poland. They explore various Polish historical websites, explore an interactive online map of Polish cities, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about Poland.

Ninth graders evaluate President Woodrow Wilson's principle of self-determination and its effects today. In groups, they research how the Great Powers dealt with Korea at the Paris Peace Conference and compare their perspectives with...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words correspond to the theme of Memorial Day.

This discussion based lesson focuses on the sensitive topic of suicide attacks or bombings used throughout history during times of militaristic upheaval. Learners read news stories, compose journal entries, and engage in a class...

Investigate critical historical issues using primary source documents then gather and evaluate information regarding the Jewish and Arab claims to land in Israel. Learners use their findings to prepare detailed timelines of events during...

Students, through historic photographs and stories, discover the world of the one-room schoolhouse and compare it to their school experience.

Transform your government students into informed voters with this straightforward instructional activity. Five matching questions and five multiple choice questions test students' knowledge on voter behavior and political parties, and...

Eleventh graders research and discuss the different points of view of colonists in terms of taxation, as well as how these viewpoints helped lead to the revolution.

Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on the period of time from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights movement. They analyze and interpret political cartoons and editorials, conduct research on famous civil rights places, and complete...

Students define and discuss colonialism and self-determination. After reading the European's view on the topic, they analyze a map of imperialism in 1914. They watch excerpts of a video and take notes on various United Nations...

In this social studies events worksheet, learners match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.

Students explore the Constitution, bill of rights, framers, Supreme court cases and educational games.

Learners explore foreign policy. In this foreign policy lesson, students define terms regarding foreign policy. Learners respond to questions regarding textbook readings and a lecture regarding U.S. foreign policy.