Lesson Plan Black Women and the American Revolution 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
Lesson Plan The Boston Massacre: Paul Revere and Captain Thomas Preston, 1770 Art 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this three-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan "You Drop A Petal in the Water, and It Has a Ripple Effect": The Disability Rights Movement, 1950-1990 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan Colonial Pennsylvania and the Paxton Massacre, 1763 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this four-lesson unit. About This Lesson Plan Unit The four lessons in this unit explore a massacre in colonial Pennsylvania in which the Paxton Boys—immigrants from Ulster,...
Interactive Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Alexander Hamilton and the Founding of the United States Economics, Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Lesson Plan George Washington’s Rules of Civility 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Introduction When George Washington was a teenager, he wanted to make a good impression on his elders. Good manners were important to him. He made sure that he knew how by copying Rules of Civility from a French rulebook in his own...
Lesson Plan Surveying Land Geography, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math K, 1, 2, 3 Introduction During the time of the American Revolution, much of the land in the colonies was not mapped. In his early years, George Washington was a surveyor and measured land to figure out the location of property. Materials Rope or...
Lesson Plan Revolutionary Propaganda: Persuasion and Colonial Support Government and Civics, Literature 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Background Many students misconstrue the American Revolution as a period of unanimous support for independence from Great Britain. However, colonists generally considered themselves loyal British citizens, asserting rightful...