Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Women Inventors A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.		Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz Students are asked to recall important facts about the Anasaszi and the Plains Indians.
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.