Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Kids at Work A list of jobs children have historically performed.		Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives This table lists the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the years they...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...		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.		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz Students are asked to recall important facts about the Anasaszi and the Plains Indians.
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.