Hello, I Am Deborah Sampson

Fifth graders learn the role played by individuals during the American Revolutionary War.

In this poetry writing worksheet, students use the model provided to write an "I Am" poem about a famous American. Students research to learn about the person before following the model poem.

Upper elementary and middle school learners engage in this awesome lesson plan on the Civil War. In it, they watch streamed video, perform Internet research, engage in hands-on activities, and use their geography skills to locate...

The 1963 March on Washington, powerfully punctuated by Martin Luther King's impassioned "I Have a Dream" speech, was instrumental in passing the Civil Rights Act just one year later. A reading assignment presents the written speech...

Fifth graders apply information about Deborah Sampson to create a Jeopardy type game. In this Deborah Sampson lesson, 5th graders read information text about the Revolutionary War Patriot before using the information to develop questions...

Students incorporate factual information about Ancient Egypt into a fiction story. In this ancient civilization and writing lesson, students read the book I am the Mummy Heb-Nefert by Eve Bunting, then brainstorm physical and personal...

Students use images to create a timeline of Deborah Sampson's life. In this Revolutionary War instructional activity, students read the book The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern. They create a time line showing Sampson's life from 1760 -...

Fifth graders get together with first graders in this collaborative series of lessons on Meso-American civilizations. In them, learners utilize a variety of reference resources and presentation tools. The highlight of the lessons is the...

Students explore Valley Forge. For this U.S. history and literacy lesson, students view and describe a picture of Valley Forge, complete a verbal and visual word association activity using Valley Forge vocabulary, and write an "I am"...

Students describe geographical places through art, music, writing, and math. They compile information in booklets which may be published.