Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
What Is Child Labor? Students commemorate Labor Day by learning the meaning of child labor. Then, they learn ways...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Women Inventors A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.		Inventions Plus Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and...
Presidential Conventions A brief history of presidential conventions, an important – and symbolic – part of the...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...		Earthquakes and Volcanoes Through this activity students will learn that earthquakes and volcanoes occur where the...