Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...
Kids at Work A list of jobs children have historically performed.		Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.
Persons in the Labor Force, 1840-2005 Statistics showing the the number of workers from 1840-2005.		Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.
Business Then and Now Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.		Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...
Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 People or More Information about work stoppages that involved 1,000 or more workers.		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives This table lists the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the years they...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...