Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.
Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...		Big Numbers in Our School Give your students practice multiplying and estimating large numbers with this math activity....
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Word Scramble Your students will enjoy this scrambled word puzzle of school-related vocabulary. They'll...