Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.		Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...
Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Assignment Record Keep track of your students' grades with this handy chart. This printable is customizable....		Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...
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"...
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.