Labor Day Newspaper Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the...		Retired Hurricane Names A particularly notable hurricane will have its name retired so other hurricanes can't have the...
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...
Numerical Prefixes Numerical prefixes such as uni- or tri- or quint- are defined.		Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.
Business Then and Now Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.		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...
Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		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 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"...
Beaufort Wind Scale A chart detailing the Beaufort Wind Scale.		Word Scramble Your students will enjoy this scrambled word puzzle of school-related vocabulary. They'll...