Lesson Plan Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, and Thanksgiving Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, World History 3, 4, 5 Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan Celebrating Labor Day Government and Civics 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Essential Question To what extent have the conditions of American workers improved over the past 100 years? Background After the Civil War, the United States witnessed an accelerating movement of people westward, a rapidly increasing...
Lesson Plan Every Four Years: Qualifications for the Office of President and Electing the President Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Overview Students will examine aspects of Article II of the Constitution for specific information related to the requirements for and method of electing the president. Materials (attached) KWL Chart (PDF) The United States...
Lesson Plan Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 4–6) Government and Civics 4, 5, 6 View the Constitution in our collection by clicking here and here . For a resource on the variations between a draft and the final version of the Constitution click here . For additional resources click here . Unit Objective This...
Lesson Plan How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 4–6) Government and Civics 4, 5, 6 Click to download this lesson plan.
Lesson Plan Articles of Confederation Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Essential Question How could our Founding Fathers best meet the governing needs of the various factions after the Revolutionary War? Materials Articles of Confederation (PDF). Source: Transcript of the Articles of Confederation , 100...
Lesson Plan The Boston Massacre (Grades 4–6) Art, Government and Civics, World History 4, 5, 6 View the engraving The Bloody Massacre in King Street in the Gilder Lehrman Collection by clicking here . Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units...
Interactive Lincoln, Douglas, and Their Historic Debates Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Lesson Plan Philadelphia and the Constitutional Convention "Heat Up" Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Background Little did William Penn know that his plans for a "Great Towne," set up in rectangular form between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers, would become the site of some of the most important meetings in our nation’s founding,...
Lesson Plan The Scottsboro Trial Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8 Background In 1932, times were hard for many as jobs were not easy to find and people had difficulty putting food on the table. In March of that year, nine black boys ventured out looking for work only to find themselves caught in a...