Press Release: Science & History Lesson Plans for Teachers With Printables & Slideshows Now on TeacherVision.com New "DK Instant Expert" now available at TeacherVision.com includes online access to...		The Emancipation Proclamation Read about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued by President Lincoln on September...
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		The American Dream and African-American History Learn how the African-American struggle for equality relates to the American Dream.
New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.		Social Studies Readers Theater To use Readers Theater with social studies, students read an historical novel, then select one...
Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy...		Emerging African-American Leaders Read about important and influential African-American leaders.
The Tempest Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest, covers the serious topics of colonialism and...		Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of jazz.
Orphan Boy This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
King Lear In King Lear, by William Shakespeare, Lear retires from the monarchy and gives all power...		Chronology of Conscription in the U.S. -- Colonial Era to 1999 Reference an article that outlines the history of the draft in the United States.
African Meeting House/Abiel Smith School Photos of the oldest African-American church (still standing) in the U.S. and the school it...		What's in the News? Sub Kit (Grades 7-8) Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 7-8 that helps teach grammar by having students use...
Across Five Aprils Discussion Guide Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Across Five Aprils by...		Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie Students dramatize a section of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They...
Julius Caesar One of the most important themes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the question of what...		Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...