A Year Down Yonder Discussion Questions Use these discussion questions to check your students' comprehension of A Year Down Yonder.		Tlingit Indians and Their Environment Activity Worksheet Students learn about the Tlingit Indians of the Pacific Northwest and their special...
Social Studies Survival Tips for the Elementary Classroom Excellent survival tips to help you bring history alive in the classroom.		Exploring Explorers Worksheet Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored...
Character Education: George Washington Carver Use this lesson to discuss the life of George Washington Carver and ask students to explain why...		Native American History Books by Judith St. George Share a book guide that discusses ways to broaden students' understanding of Native American...
Notable Moments in Civil Rights History Read about important events throughout the history of the civil rights movement.		Three Famous Americans in the Civil War Students read several paragraphs about three Civil War heroes, and then answer questions.
Legal and Political Manipulations After the Civil War The electoral reforms after the Civil War undid much of President Lincoln's progress with...		Flag Facts Teach your students about the etiquette surrounding the United States flag.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...		Whispering Gallery Explore connections in mathematics and art with this article on the Whispering Gallery.
Banneker's Letter and Analogy This copy of a letter to Thomas Jefferson and a unique analogy are for use with the Benjamin...		Readers Theater Script: Journey Home This Readers Theater script is from Journey Home, by Yoshiko Uchida. Students enact part of the...
Drylongso In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.		Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who...
The Mayan Empire Vocabulary Vocabulary associated with the "Mayan Empire" lesson.		The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn -- Chapters Three and Four The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to...
Women Following Washington's Army: Washington Hypotheses Hypothesize why Washington would and would not want women to follow his army. Use with the...		Sacagawea Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to Sacagawea....