Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.		Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...
Assignment Record Keep track of your students' grades with this handy chart. This printable is customizable....		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...
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.
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...		How Big Is a Blue Whale? Students will practice their predicting and measuring skills by comparing the size of a blue...
How the Turkey Got Its Name This article speculates on how the Turkey was named. This reference will spark a fun...		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...