Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Word Scramble Your students will enjoy this scrambled word puzzle of school-related vocabulary. They'll...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		School Jobs Crossword Puzzle This crossword puzzle tests students’ knowledge of the jobs that people in a school have.
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Animal Specific Vocabulary Students complete a chart by telling the proper name of the male, female, offspring, and group...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Math and Ethnic Origins Highlight math skills while students research their countries of origin with this engaging...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Country Facts A student handout explaining the Country Fact Sheet lesson plan.
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		U.S. Immigration Enhance math skills while helping students learn about the history of immigration in the U.S....
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Immigration Research Students research and report on immigration and the history of the United States. Use these...
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...		U.S. Election Vocabulary This election vocabulary will help teaching students about the U.S. Government.
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...		Election Vocabulary Brainstorm In this lesson students will be asked to generate vocabulary related to elections. They will...
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...		Election Vocabulary Bingo Play bingo with election vocabulary to have fun and assess your students' knowledge of the...