Spring Tides Kids will study and understand the effect of the moon on the high and low tides in this science...		Origin of Veterans' Day Worksheet Commemorate Veterans' Day with a lesson about the holiday. This worksheet will teach students...
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...		Veterans Day Newspaper Students write a class newspaper about the armed conflicts in which the United States has...
Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.		What Is Veterans Day? Use a lesson that familiarizes English as a second language students with the American holiday...
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.		Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...
Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...		The Presidential Election Process With this lesson plan, students learn that presidential elections are decided by the electoral...
Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...
"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...		Colonial New England Food & Cooking In this Colonial times lesson, students learn about the methods of preparation and the types of...
"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...		Colonial New England Food & Cooking Learn about the history of New England food and cooking with this information sheet and...
"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...		The Mayflower Compact Explore Colonial times by reading the Mayflower Compact. This reference includes the text of...
Columbus and Food Learn what foods are originally from the Americas.		Paper Weavings Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from...