Lesson Plan Native American Cultures and the Impact of the Boarding Schools 3, 4, 5 Click to download this four-lesson unit.
Video Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In this short clip, historian David Blight discusses the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Video The Importance of Frederick Douglass Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War Economics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Thomas G. Andrews, an associate professor of history at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses his Bancroft Prize–winning book, Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War, and the interconnection between railroads, coal,...
Video What Are the Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video How was North America settled before European colonization? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 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 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 The First Thanksgiving Celebration K, 1, 2, 3, 4 Learning Objectives Students will use literature to gain insight into the lives of the Wampanoag people and their participation in the first Thanksgiving celebration. Students will present information on different aspects of the...