Persons in the Labor Force, 1840-2005 Statistics showing the the number of workers from 1840-2005.		Presidential Pardon of the Turkey Did you know that every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey?...
Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 People or More Information about work stoppages that involved 1,000 or more workers.		How the Turkey Got Its Name This article speculates on how the Turkey was named. This reference will spark a fun...
Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.
Kids at Work A list of jobs children have historically performed.		Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...
Governors of the Fifty States A chart listing each governor in the United States.		Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...
Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives This table lists the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the years they...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		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"...