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