Arkansas Nick Names ­ A Reflection of an Ever Changing View of our State

Students reflect and discuss the major events that happened in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's.  In this U.S. History activity, students read and analyze the famous speeches during this time frame, then complete a...

Tennessee was the pivotal state in ratifying women's suffrage in 1920, with its vote coming down to one man: Harry Burn, a 24-year old state representative who changed his nay to an aye on the advice of his mother. Learn...

Native American Nations ... sovereign entities or removable tribes? A thought-provoking lesson explores the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States, including forced assimilation and removal from their ancestral...

Take a trip to the Golden State with this informative ESL presentation about California. Slides detail the state bird, state flower, and state tree with pictures and explanations. Some of the information is dated, such as Arnold...

In this online interactive geography quiz instructional activity, students examine the chart that includes the names of 49 states. Students identify the nicknames of the states in 6 minutes.

Discuss and reflect on the concept of allies and alliances. The class examines the competition between the United States and Venezuela. Using the New York Times, they search for examples of geopolitical alliances. In addition, they write...

Should land be redistributed to former slaves after the Civil War? This essential question guides a lesson plan on the Reconstruction Era, as learners analyze primary sources (linked), recording responses on a worksheet (linked). To...

A 10-page interactive explains different facets of implicit bias, demonstrates how implicit bias works, and how people can counteract its effects. The interactive tools permit users to save their information in "My Work" folders, to take...

What does the French and Indian War have to do with the American Revolution? Following the war, Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 in an attempt to limit the colonists' western expansion. To understand how the proclamation, the...

Pupils confront age-related stereotypes, explore how stereotyping impacts their lives, and discuss how they can make changes to reduce over-generalizations, unfair assumptions, and critical judgments about people groups. They use a...