Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Big Numbers in Our School Give your students practice multiplying and estimating large numbers with this math activity....
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Plant Terminology A list of plant vocabulary words and their corresponding definitions.
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Word Scramble Your students will enjoy this scrambled word puzzle of school-related vocabulary. They'll...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		A Guide to Food Labels Terms and definitions of words used on food labels.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Pioneers in Exploring Human Diseases 18 science pioneers are profiled here.
Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...		Missing Consonant Puzzle Students must supply the missing consonants in this puzzle of school-related words.