Avast Ye Mateys: Learning About Blackbeard the Pirate

Ahoy there! No need to sail the seven seas to find an exciting instructional activity on pirates in colonial life. Your little lubbers will learn about the infamous pirate Blackbeard, and then invent their own pirate and create a WANTED...

Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...

As a summative assessment for this unit on colonial trade, fourth graders listen to and read informational texts in order to demonstrate their ability to take notes, write summaries, and draw connections. Young scholars first listen as...

A thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...

Bring history to life with this collection of hands-on early explorer activities. From creating a flip book about the Vikings' exploration of North America to a reader's theater performance about Christopher Columbus' search for the...

Invite your class on a ride through the American Revolution. Young historians travel through time as they explore the events that led to the foundation of the United States of America. Over the course of eight lessons, this unit provides...

Explore the structure and content of the US Constitution in the second instructional activity of this five-part social studies series. A collection of activities, games, and videos complement a class reading of a document summarizing the...

Fourth graders acquire information about Blackbeard through primary resources and apply their knowledge to create a newspaper article concerning his life. They describe the influence of Blackbeard on Coastal North Carolina.

Fourth graders use their knowledge of myths, folklore, and NC history to write a narrative. In this historical writing lesson, 4th graders write a historically based narrative (ghost story/mystery) about various NC history. Students...