Historical Thinking Matters
Rosa Parks: 5 Day Lesson
What led to the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and how might historians approach this question differently? This rich series of lessons includes a short introductory video clip, analysis of six primary source documents, and...
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Every-Day Edit: President Warren G. Harding
For this editing learning exercise, students read and edit a short paragraph on President Warren G. Harding to find 10 errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Religious Influence On US History
Eleventh graders explore the influence of religion on U.S. History. Using an internet database website, they research the religious affiliation of governors, Presidents and Vice-Presidents. Students write a paragraph explaining how...
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Bank On It! Worksheet: Flag Day
In this Flag Day learning exercise, students fill in the blanks in a short text about the history of Flag Day in the United States. There is no word bank.
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Every-Day Edit: President Gerald R. Ford
For this proofreading worksheet, students identify spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar mistakes in a descriptive paragraph and use editing marks to correct them.
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Every Day Edit - Jimmy Carter
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Jimmy Carter. The errors range from capitalization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
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Every Day Edit - George H.W. Bush
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about George H. W. Bush. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Every Day Edit - Martha Washington
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Martha Washington. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Theodore Roosevelt National Park
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Jesse Owens
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Jesse Owens. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Tennessee
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Tennessee. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
iCivics
Mini-Lesson: Presidential Pardons
How do United States presidents give people second chances? Scholars research the concept of presidential forgiveness, or pardon. By completing an Executive Branch Mini-Lesson, class members get a better grasp of the power the executive...
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Every Day Edit - Sarah Childress Polk: First Lady
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Sarah Childress Polk. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Kennedy Assassination: Cutting through Conspiracies
First exploring the facts about the John F. Kennedy assassination, this impressive presentation dismantles many popular conspiracy theories about that fateful day. From Jack Ruby's motives to "the magic bullet" to Fidel Castro, the...
University of California
The Cold War (America)
The Cold War—with its roots in World War II—impacts the world today. Using an extensive curriculum, scholars consider its impact through primary sources, including speeches and propaganda, as well as other skills-enhancing activities. An...
National Park Service
Maltese Cross Cabin
The Maltese Cross Cabin, a frontier residence of Theodore Roosevelt, is a time capsule that commemorates Roosevelt's time in the Dakota territory. An explanatory video and response guide takes students on a virtual tour of the wooden...
National Endowment for the Humanities
On This Day With Lewis and Clark
Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they discover the wonders, beauty, and dangers of the American frontier. After gaining background knowledge about Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase, young explorers use primary...
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Father Knows Best
Young scholars recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places identifying George Washington by historical account. They describe everyday life in the present and in the past and begin to recognize that...
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Cuban Missile Crisis in Thirteen Days
Eleventh graders explore the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this Cuban Missile Crisis lesson, 11th graders take notes from a PowerPoint presentation regarding the topic and then watch the film "Thirteen Days". Students participate in...
Center for Civic Education
Matching Game with the US Constitution
In September we celebrate Constitution Day. Begin the celebration with a grand conversation about the US Constitution. Follow up the in-depth discussion with a learning game in which scholars match terms to images such as...
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Election Time: Presidents and Prime Ministers
November is a great month to learn about elections, and explore the jobs of the president and prime minister.
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Leif Erikson Day
Leif Erikson Day lessons breathe life into social studies classroom explorations.
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George Herbert Walker Bush
In this American history worksheet, students read a biography about George Herbert Walker Bush and complete 8 multiple choice questions.
Academy of American Poets
We Sing America
Pair the famous poems "I Hear America Singing," by Walt Whitman, and "I, Too, Sing America," by Langston Hughes, with a more recent poem by Elizabeth Alexander called "Praise Song for the Day" to demonstrate a theme and introduce your...