Persons in the Labor Force, 1840-2005 Statistics showing the the number of workers from 1840-2005.		Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...
Business Then and Now Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.		Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.
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.
Kids at Work A list of jobs children have historically performed.		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives This table lists the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the years they...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...		Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.