A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz Students are asked to recall important facts about the Anasaszi and the Plains Indians.		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.
Native Americans Quiz Basic facts and ideas on Native Americans are reviewed.		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Timeline of U.S. Women's Rights Movement A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.		Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Chart Columbus's Voyages Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...