Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
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 & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...
Australia Poster Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		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.
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...
Regions by Rail Students explore an online resource and learn the names and locations of states by planning a...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
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....