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Return to top of page. Learn from captions and translations and enjoy access to ALL languages! Learn to read languages with interlinear bilingual books that include the original language and an English translation below in a smaller font. Hundreds of free and paid online language learning video courses at Udemy. By native speakers and experts, from Arabic to Zulu. US Questions - Short exercise in creating questions from given answers, on the subject of basic US information.
The video is available online too. Follow up with discussion on Patriot Act. US Election Quiz - Short multiple choice quiz mostly about the government and electoral college. Electoral College Info - Map of US with number of electoral votes for each state, a short explanation, and the number of votes from the election. Thanksgiving Article - Two page article on Thanksgiving customs, history and contemporary celebrations. American Thanksgiving - Shorter one page article about Thanksgiving with pumpkin pie recipe. Thanksgiving Day Photos - Photos of Thanksgiving dinner and the typical food Americans eat for the holiday.
America Becomes a World Power A 7th-grade unit. The Progressive Era Several lesson plans for grades The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era An interdisciplinary unit for the 8th grade. How did the Progressive Party affect American Society? History lesson plan from Mr. Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment Another lesson plan using historic documents from the above site. See also the Women's Suffrage Unit from this orgnization. Anthony Day A grade mini-unit for celebrating Susan B.
Anthony Day February Click here for a grade lesson plan on Susan B. See also Susan B. Anthony Activist for a lesson plan from a middle-grade unit titled Women of the Industrial Era. Cultural Change A lesson plan for grades that requires students to think critically about the arguments and counter-arguments in the debate regarding women's suffrage.
Turn of the Century Immigration Two high school lesson plans. Primary Sources and Epic Poetry An interdisciplinary lesson plan for grades from the Library of Congress which looks at what life was like at the turn of the century. Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades Another high school lesson plan from the Library of Congress.
Thomas Edison's Inventions in the s and Today: From New to You A lesson plan fro grades which examines life in and how technology has changed people's lives. Storm of the Century Resources for educators including lesson plans. Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century A very good resource. Germany and America in the 20th Century: An Annotated Timeline An annotated timeline with links to sites providing information on individuals and events of significance to Germany and America during the 20th Century.
Poetry of the Great War A high school lesson plan. The Zimmerman Telegram A lesson plan from the National Archives using online documents to teach about this infamous telegram that contributed to the U. A Documentary Chronology A three-lesson high school unit. Truman Library and Museum. See also Sow the Seeds of Victory! Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles for a high school lesson plan. The s A lesson plan for U. The Roaring Twenties A lesson plan for grades It includes an outline for a lecture and a role-playing activity.
The Roaring 20s WebQuest. Though no suggested grade level is provided, the lesson and supporting documents would appear to be most appropriate for secondary students. See also Historical Thinking Matters: The Destruction of Black Wall Street: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective An interdisciplinary lesson plan for grades For other lesson plans, see The Harlem Renaissance: A 10th-grade lesson plan from the Library of Congress.
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: The Great Depression Unit A 6-lesson high school unit. Worth a Thousand Words: The Great Depression A lesson plan for grades from Scholastic. Eleanor Roosevelt A mini-unit for grades See also The Great Depression: Roosevelt and the U. Was He Successful in Concealing It? Internet links provided allow students to actually listen to the speech. The Date That Lives in Infamy: Click here for another mini-unit for 5th-grade with this same title using the book Twenty and Ten by Claire Hutchet Bishop.
Scroll down the page to find lessons and links for The Diary of Anne Frank. A Perspective on World War II A lesson plan for grades in which students work with students from other countries via the Internet to compare the WW II information contained in each country's textbooks. Those Who Fought A lesson plan for grades from Education World in which students read interviews of WW II veterans and then interview family or community members who participated in the war.
The Normandy Invasion A lesson plan for grades See also On the Home Front for an additional lesson plan. This one uses historical documents and photographs. Memorandum Regarding the Enlistment of Navajo Indians. The Pacific A high school lesson plan. War in the Pacific. Victory in Europe, One lesson plan from the above unit. See also Victory in the Pacific, Biography A concise biography. See also Claiming Responsibility: Understanding the Rise and Popularity of Hitler.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The link above goes to their many lesson plans, but their site offers many other resources. Click here for a Holocaust timeline. Holocaust Center of Florida Six units in chronological order. Remembering the Holocaust A middle school unit from Scholastic.
Teaching the Holocaust Ten lesson ideas as well as guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust from Education World. Holocaust WebQuest For grade 8. Teacher Workbook Lesson plans for grades for teaching about Anne Frank and Holocaust-related subjects.
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One of Hundreds of Thousands, a lesson plan for grades ; Ann Frank: Data Analysis A lesson plan from Learning to Give. Recognition of the State of Israel A lesson plan using documents available primary sources online from the National Archives and Records Administration. A lesson plan from a unit titled, Anticommunism in Postwar America, Witch Hunt or Red Menace? Truman Presidential Museum and Library See their featured lesson plans. Truman A lesson plan using primary sources.
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Harry Truman and Independence, Missouri: Berlin Airlift Eleven lesson plans from the Harry S. See also High School Conformity in the 's. Levittown, automobiles, and Cultures of the s A high school lesson plan. Advertising in the s A WebQuest. See also s WebQuest. The Polio History Pages No unit on the s would be complete without some mention of polio, the near hysteria caused by the epidemics of the early s, and the euphoria that greeted the development of the Salk vaccine.
Drawing from my book, Polio's Legacy: An Oral History, this site provides excerpts from polio narratives, a polio timeline, a WebQuest, and information about the disease, its history, and late effects. Photographs and Pamphlet about Nuclear Fallout Another lesson plan using historic documents. Memorandum of a Conference with President Eisenhower after Sputnik One more lesson plan using primary sources.
See also Space Milestones for a middle school lesson plan, Sputnik Lesson Plan for a 10th-grade activity. If you want to show a couple of brief video clips in class, take a look at these from YouTube: Launch of Sputnik and Vanguard Flopnik.
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Challenging the Space Frontier A teacher's guide from Scholastic. The Contentious s A lesson plan for grades The Cold War for another high school lesson plan. A Three Week Unit for additional lessons from this source. Remembering the Forgotten War An online lesson plan for grades Cold War Conflict in Korea: Solving the Mystery of History with Voices on Vinyl for other units from unit from this same organization. The Cold War - The s A middle school lesson plan. See also Cold War WebQuest. See also the Cold War Museum. Scroll down the page for lesson plans for MLK, Jr.
See also Black History Pages. Spirituals A high school lesson plan from the above site introducing students to the role that spirituals have played in African American history and religion. An Investigation for a high school lesson plan. A Hypertext Timeline My favorite Web project, this annotated, clickable timeline of American educational history extends from to the 21st Century. See also Slavery in the United States: Primary Sources and the Historical Record for another lesson plan from the same source.
Dubois A unit on the issues raised by the celebrated debate between two famous African American leaders: Harlem Renaissance Retrospective A lesson plan for grades examining this era between which redefined African American expression on all levels. Sojourner Truth A mini-unit for grades about this woman who was the first prominent African-American directly associated with the women's suffrage movement.
Andrew Young A mini-unit for grades Pamphlets from the Daniel A.
Murray Collection, ; and the creation of a similar meeting of the Afro-American Council prior to the landmark Brown v. See also Order of Argument in the Case Brown v. Where Are We Now? Information and teaching activities from Tolerance. Tuskegee Tragedy A WebQuest exploring this exploring this dark medical experiment and its victims. Patterns of Racism A 7th-grade unit. Institute for Urban and Minority Education Information about teaching urban and minority students.
Martin Luther King, Jr. A long list of lesson plans from my History Page. Scroll down the page for the lesson plans. Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education An excellent lesson plan using historic documents the National Archives that are available online. See Order of Argument in the Case, Brown v. Davis et al versus County School Board. How I Fought for Civil Rights. Frances Watkins Harper A high school lesson plan from Tolerance. See also Before Rosa Parks: The above site offers a transcription as well as an audio file.
See also the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute for other speeches, sermons, papers, and articles. Commemorate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Articles and lesson plans from Scholastic. Day Three lesson plans for middle school and high school from the Center for Civic Education. Biological Sketch Great information for lesson planning including a timeline.
Day A list of lesson plans and links from Mrs. Martin Luther King Day An interdisciplinary unit for grades Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day A mini-unit for grades Though no suggested grade level is provided, the materials and activities seem appropriate for grades Click here for the accompanying web resources. Let the Sunshine in- The Hippie Movement A cooperative learning activity for grades using primary sources.
Youth Counterculture and Activism A U. Kennedy Years Unit Eighth-grade unit adapted for inclusion of special education students. Kennedy for an intermediate-grade lesson plan. The Election and Foreign Policy A high school lesson plan. Life of John F. A Resource Guide for Teachers: Founding Documents of the Peace Corps Background information and a lesson plan using original documents from the National Archives. Cuban Missile Crisis of A 6th-grade lesson plan. See also The Cuban Missile Crisis, See also Race to the Moon!
A lesson plan for grades 8 and above. See also The State of Texas v. Turbulent Times in the Sixties A ten-lesson junior high unit. See also The Aftermath: The Turbulent Sixties for another lesson plan. A Nation of Immigrants: Immigration Act of A lesson plan for grades 7 and 8 which examines this historic change in U. From Camelot to Kent An 11th-grade lesson plan. Philanthropy and the Great Society: What Can We Do Today? A high school lesson plan from Learning to Give. How far Have We Come? Against the War Not a lesson plan, but a novel available as a free pdf document, Against the War follows the lives of four Minnesotans during the Vitnam war.
The novel is also available on public domain websites including World Public Library, Gutenburg, and Internet Archive. An 11th-grade lesson plan. Controversies of the Vietnam War A 5th-grade lesson plan integrating music and history. White House Scandals A high school lesson plan comparing the events of Watergate to other infamous White House scandals.
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Watergate and the Constitution A lesson plan utilizing documents available online from the National Archives and Records Administration's Digital Classroom. Ford to President Richard M. Nixon A lesson plan using historical documents from the National Archives.
Watergate A secondary lesson plan. See also Watergate and All the President's Men. Wade A lesson plan from the Bill of Rights Institute.
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See also Revisiting Roe v. The Iran Hostage Crisis A high school lesson plan. Search the Web for U. History of the s A lesson planning article from Education World. You will have to register to view the lesson. Supreme Court in The Cold War and Beyond A high school lesson plan exploring the end of the cold war. Making the History of Bush From Lessons on American Presidents. The Great Depression and the s A unit for grades Tactics in the Persian Gulf: Ten Years After Good source for information. Exploring the Middle East: See also The Clinton Impeachment.
Presidential Families" For information about George W. Bush, see Biography of President George W. Learning from the Challenges of Our Times: See also Preventive War - Lesson Plan. The Current Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Unfortunately, these four lesson plans from Teachable Moment could be pertinent for almost any recent decade! See also The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Center for Middle East Studies This link takes you to their lesson plans, many of which are related to current events.
See also Postwar Afghanistan: Civil War and Human Rights A high school lesson plan from the above page. Afghanistan Unveiled A high school lesson plan about Afghanistan's women. The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: