Colonial New England Food & Cooking In this Colonial times lesson, students learn about the methods of preparation and the types of...		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 Learn more about the flu epidemic that killed more Americans than all wars of the twentieth...		Colonial America Kaleidoscope Students use the information they obtain through independent research to create a Colonial...
Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Colonial American Gazette Assign a project that centers on the creation of a publication called the Colonial American...		Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7) Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial...		Assessment Rubric -- WPA Photos Distribute a rubric that will guide the teacher in grading the activity from the New Deal...
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7) After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling...		A New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs Students will learn about the 1930s, especially school life during that time, by studying...
Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7) Students will learn about Colonial times and the factors that determined the Pilgrims settling...		The New Deal Teacher Information Sheet Here is information on the 1930s and the New Deal, which will be helpful when teaching the A...
Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...		School Pictures Use this group activity when teaching the New Deal lesson plan.
Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...		Old Sturbridge Village Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New...