Hello, I Am Deborah Sampson

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

For 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.

Students explore U.S. history by examining the role women played in the development of the country. In this women's rights lesson plan, students read several books with their classmates which discuss the fight women had to go through to...

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...

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...

Who Am I? Scholars go online to gather clues and evidence to uncover just who was involved in the American Civil War. They use hands-on Internet activities to come to an understanding of the roles soldiers and civilians played in the...

Young scholars use images to create a timeline of Deborah Sampson's life. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students read the book The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern. They create a time line showing Sampson's life from 1760 - 1830 which...

Students explore Valley Forge. In 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" poem...

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...