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...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Women Inventors A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Presidential Conventions A brief history of presidential conventions, an important – and symbolic – part of the...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.