The Era of Thomas Jefferson This lesson plan focuses on Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn an appreciation for...		Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Colonial American Gazette Assign a project that centers on the creation of a publication called the Colonial American...
Immigrant Families Students travel back in time to learn about the lives of the immigrant families who made their...		Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7) Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim...
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7) After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling...
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7) Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and...		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7) The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will...		Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...
William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List A list of the passengers on the Mayflower and a brief history of the sail.		Colonial America Kaleidoscope Students use the information they obtain through independent research to create a Colonial...
Colonial New England Food & Cooking In this Colonial times lesson, students learn about the methods of preparation and the types of...		Life on the Prairie Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with...
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 Learn more about the flu epidemic that killed more Americans than all wars of the twentieth...		Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7) Students will learn about Colonial times and the factors that determined the Pilgrims settling...