Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.		Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Up, Up, and Away Students use a web resource to learn about hot-air ballooning, including a recent, daring...
Olympic History: 1936 Summer Games Background Background information about the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. Intended to accompany A Letter to...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Appreciation Cards Students make "Appreciation Cards" for people who have jobs that impact their lives.		Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete Data Worksheet Distribute this printable worksheet that follows the "Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...
It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...