Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...		The Harlem Renaissance An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Harry Potter Haiku Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.
American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.		Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.
Native Americans Quiz Basic facts and ideas on Native Americans are reviewed.		"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...
Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...
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.		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...