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...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Ancient Africa Quiz Administer a quiz that tests knowledge of information on ancient Africa.
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Native Americans Quiz Basic facts and ideas on Native Americans are reviewed.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		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.