Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...		What Is Child Labor? Students commemorate Labor Day by learning the meaning of child labor. Then, they learn ways...
A Jazz Talk Show Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical...		Election Vocabulary Brainstorm In this lesson students will be asked to generate vocabulary related to elections. They will...
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about...		Who Are My Representatives? Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues,...
Marie Curie's Discovery Students learn about Marie Curie's research and amazing discoveries that led to the Nobel Prize...		The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson What were the origins of the first Thanksgiving? Students will look to the Wampanoag Indians'...
Exploring Explorers Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored...		Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music Work with students to perform a Native American song and dance, Owl Dance. Allow them to...
Modified Orienteering Students use a variety of skills while learning about orienteering.		Indian Ragas Explore Indian ragas and learn the differences between an Indian raga and the Western scale.
Great Mail Race Survey Students create a survey to use in the Great Mail Race as a way of learning more about the...		Jigsaw Puzzle Game Assembling a United States jigsaw puzzle will test the students' knowledge of geography.
Country of Origin Comparison Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.		The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7) The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will...
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7) Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and...		Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7) Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim...
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List A list of the passengers on the Mayflower and a brief history of the sail.