| Lessons —
by Themes,Topics, Disciplines or Eras |
| Themes, Topics, Disciplines
or Eras |
Titles and Suggested Grades |
|
Civics and Government
|
All
History Is Local, Gr. 11-12
Conservation at a Crossroads,
Gr. 9-12
The Constitution: Counter Revolution
or National Salvation?, Gr. 11
Created Equal?, Gr.
6-12
Explorations, Gr.
8-12
Exploring Community Through
Local History: Oral Stories, Landmarks and Traditions, Gr. 9-12
From Jim Crow to Linda
Brown, Gr. 9-12
George Washington, Gr.
8-12
Great Depression &
1990s, Gr. 7-11
In Congress Assembled,
Gr. 6-12
Indian Boarding Schools:
Civilizing the Native Spirit Gr. 6-9
Our Changing Voices,
Gr. 9-12
Reservation Controversies,
Gr. 8-12
Sea Changes: A Study of a New
England Industry, Gr. 7-10
Suffragists and Their Tactics, Gr 10-12
Voices for Votes: Suffrage
Strategies, Gr. 4-6 |
| Literature/Poetry |
1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions , Gr.
10-12
The Civil
War through a Child's Eye, Gr.6-8
Enhancing
a Poetry Unit with American Memory, Gr. 7-9
Figuring
Somepin 'Bout the Great Depression, Gr. 10-12
The Grapes of Wrath - Scrapbooks
and Artifacts Gr. 11-12
Jacob
Have I Loved, Gr. 6-8
Marco
Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal: An Educational Voyage, Gr.
4-8
Murder and Mayhem - The
Great Gatsby: Facts behind the Fiction, Gr. 11
Recreation Yesterday and Today,
Gr. 8-12
Sea Changes: A Study of a New England Industry,
Gr. 7-10
To Kill a Mockingbird,
Gr. 7-12
Twain's
Hannibal, Gr. 9-12
Visions
in the Dust, Gr. 5-8 |
Using
Primary Sources
(the focus of these lessons is how to use primary sources
with students...rather than specific content areas) |
Artifact
Road Show, Gr. 4-6
History Firsthand,
Gr. 4-8 |
| Three Worlds Meet, Beginnings to 1620 |
Drake’s West Indian Voyage 1588-1589, Gr. 6-8
The Huexotzinco Codex, Gr. 6-8
Waldseemüller’s Map: World 1507, Gr. 6-8 |
| Colonization and Settlement,
1585-1763 |
Tinker, Tailor, Farmer, Sailor, Gr. 4-8
|
| The American Revolution, 1763-1783 |
The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation, Gr. 6-12
Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View, Gr. 9-12
|
| The New Nation,
1783-1815 |
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments, Gr. 6-12
In Congress Assembled,
Gr. 6-12
The Constitution: Counter Revolution
or National Salvation?, Gr. 11
The Constitution: Drafting a More Perfect Union, Gr.
9-12
Created Equal?, Gr.
6-12
George Washington, Gr.
8-12
Journeys West, Gr.
4-8
Thomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library, Gr.
8-12
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| National Expansion
and Reform, 1815-1860 |
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
Journeys West, Gr.
4-8
Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal:
An Educational Voyage, Gr. 4-8
Suffragists and Their Tactics,
Gr 10-12
Thomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library,
Gr 8-12
Voices for Votes: Suffrage
Strategies, Gr. 4-6
Women: Struggle and Triumph, Gr.
7-12
Women, Their Rights &
Nothing Less, Gr. 9-12 |
| Civil War
and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 |
After
Reconstruction, Gr. 9-12
America
at the Centennial, Gr.9-12
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
The Civil War through a
Child's Eye, Gr.6-8
Ladies,
Contraband, and Spies: Women in the Civil War, Gr.10-11
Links to the Past,
Gr. 6-12
Mathew
Brady Bunch, Gr. 7-12
New
Deal: North Carolina, Gr. 8
Photojournalism, Gr.
5-8
Suffragists and Their Tactics,
Gr 10-12
Tracking
Down the Real Billy the Kid, Gr. 8-12
Voices for Votes: Suffrage
Strategies, Gr. 4-6
What
Do You See?, Gr. 5-12
Women: Struggle and Triumph, Gr.
7-12
Women,
Their Rights & Nothing Less, Gr. 9-12
|
| Rise of Industrial
America, 1876-1900 |
1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions, Gr.
10-12
America at
the Centennial, Gr.9-12
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
Around the World in 1896,
Gr. 6-8
Child
Labor in America, Gr. 6-12
Doing
the Decades, Gr. 6-12
Down
the Rabbit Hole, Gr. 6-8
The Evolution of the Book: Introducing Students to Visual Analysis, Gr. 4-8
From
Jim Crow to Linda Brown, Gr. 9-12
Images
of our People, Gr. 5-12
Indian
Boarding Schools: Civilizing the Native Spirit Gr.
6-9
Linking the
Past to the Present: The Legacy of French Canadian Immigrants in New England,
Gr. 9-12
Links to the Past,
Gr. 6-12
The Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress: Taking a Closer Look, Gr. 4-8
Nature's
Fury, Gr. 5-8
Our Changing Voices, Gr. 9-12
Rounding the Bases, Gr. 9-12
Stand Up and Sing, Gr.
7-12
Suffragists and Their Tactics,
Gr 10-12
Thank
You, Mr. Edison, Gr. 7-12
To
Market, To Market, Gr. 11
Tracking
Down the Real Billy the Kid, Gr. 8-12
Turn-of-the-Century
Child, Gr. 6-8
Two
Unreconciled Strivings, Gr. 11-12
United
We Stand, Gr. 8-10
Voices
for Votes: Suffrage Strategies, Gr. 4-6
What Do You See,
Gr. 5-12
Who
Really Built America?, Gr. 6-12
Women: Struggle and Triumph, Gr.
7-12
Women,
Their Rights & Nothing Less, Gr. 9-12
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| Progressive
Era to New Era, 1900-1929 |
1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions, Gr.
10-12
America Dreams,
Gr. 4-12
Around the World in 1896,
Gr. 6-8
Child
Labor in America, Gr. 6-12
Doing
the Decades, Gr. 6-12
Down
the Rabbit Hole, Gr. 6-8
Exploring
Cultural Rituals, Gr. 6-12
From
Jim Crow to Linda Brown, Gr. 9-12
German Immigrants:
Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest, Gr.
7-12
Grandparent/Elder
Project, Gr. 7-12
Images
of Our People, Gr. 5-12
Immigration
Through Oral History, Gr. 11
Indian
Boarding Schools: Civilizing the Native Spirit Gr.
6-9
Linking the Past
to the Present: The Legacy of French Canadian Immigrants in New England,
Gr. 9-12
Living History Project,
Gr. 6-8
Mapping
My Spot in History, Gr. 6-8
Murder
and Mayhem - The Great Gatsby: Facts behind the Fiction, Gr.
11
Nature's Fury,
Gr. 5-8
Our
Changing Voices, Gr. 9-12
Port of Entry, Gr. 6-12
Recreation Yesterday and Today,
Gr. 8-12
Rounding the Bases, Gr. 9-12
Sea Changes: A Study of a New
England Industry, Gr. 8-12
Stand Up and Sing, Gr.
7-12
Suffragists and Their Tactics,
Gr 10-12
Thank
You, Mr. Edison, Gr. 6-8
To
Market, To Market, Gr. 11
Turn-of-the-Century
Child, Gr. 6-8
Two
Unreconciled Strivings, Gr. 11-12
United
We Stand, Gr. 8-10
Voices
for Votes: Suffrage Strategies, Gr. 4-6
What Are We Fighting For
Over There?, Gr. 10-12
When Work is Done,
Gr. 11
Who
Really Built America?, Gr. 6-12
Women,
Their Rights & Nothing Less, Gr. 9-12
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| Great Depression/World
War II, 1929-1945 |
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,
Gr. 10
Doing the Decades,
Gr. 6-12
Enhancing a Poetry Unit with
American Memory, Gr. 7-9
Exploring Community Through
Local History: Oral Stories, Landmarks and Traditions, Gr. 9-12
Figuring Somepin 'Bout
the Great Depression, Gr. 10-12
From Jim Crow to Linda
Brown, Gr. 9-12
Grandparent/Elder Project,
Gr. 7-12
The Grapes of Wrath - Scrapbooks
and Artifacts Gr. 11-12
Great Depression &
1990s, Gr. 7-11
Images of Our People,
Gr. 5-12
Immigration/Migration,
Gr. 11
Nature's Fury, Gr.
5-8
New Deal: North Carolina,
Gr. 8
Nothing to Fear, Gr.
5-8
Our Changing Voices,
Gr. 9-12
Recreation Yesterday and Today
Gr. 8-12
Rounding the
Bases, Gr. 9-12
Sea Changes: A Study of a New
England Industry Gr. 7-10
To Kill a Mockingbird,
Gr. 7-12
Using Oral History,
Gr. 7-12
Visions in the Dust,
Gr. 5-8
What is an American?,
Gr. 8-12
When Work is Done,
Gr. 11 |
| Postwar United
States, 1945-1968 |
America
Dreams, Gr. 4-12
From Jim Crow to Linda Brown,
Gr. 9-12
Great
Depression & 1990s, Gr. 7-11
Images
of Our People, Gr. 5-12
Jackie
Steals Home, Gr. 9-12
Rounding the Bases, Gr. 9-12
Sea Changes: A Study of a New
England Industrys, Gr. 7-10
When
Work is Done, Gr. 11 |
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