Nine historical documents, an interactive online notebook, and a fantastic opportunity for historical inquiry await your pupils in this 5-day lesson plan. Class members identify and discuss various causes for the Spanish-American War...

Why did the United States choose to invade Cuba in 1898? As part of a 3-day instructional activity, your young historians will first develop working hypotheses to answer this question, then work with a variety of historical primary...

The Space Race saw the Soviet Union and the US go from competitors to partners. Scholars read a letter regarding the first docking of the US and Soviet space craft. Young historians also complete a written assignment and participate in...

Not all heroes wear capes. An impactful lesson focuses on the life and activism of Fannie Lou Hamer during the civil rights movement. Scholars read her speeches and other material, participate in group discussion, and complete a jigsaw...

A slew of graphic organizers, worksheets, and student activities are packaged here for your world history pupils. From comparing and contrasting the Qur'an and Sunnah, studying cultural diffusion across eastern nations, or examining...

Did Scopes violate the Butler Act? Why did so many Americans follow the Scopes trial? See analytical reading in action with a fantastic five-day lesson plan in which class members consider the historical context that provoked public...

Was the Scopes trial more complicated than a simple debate between evolutionists and creationists? As part of a structured academic controversy (SAC) activity, pupils consider multiple perspectives of the Butler Act and engage in close...

Dear Nancy, how do you analyze a letter? Love, Trez. Dear Trez, you use a Letter Analysis Worksheet. Love, Nancy. This richly detailed worksheet provides multiple questions that lead researchers step-by-step through the process of...

Students, who are adult learners, participate in an Internet scavenger hunt in order to assimilate information about the biography of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Papers. They look at the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers...

Who is buried in this tomb? Trek to a local cemetery, take pictures of markers, explore records, and conduct interviews to bring to life the stories behind the stones. Use Olympus and Tool Factory to coordinate and gather information...

Students examine political cartoons to gain an understanding of the political issues that George Washington faced. In this historical perspectives lesson plan, students analyze political cartoons about the National Bank, the title...

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze a photograph from the Tennessee State Archives.

In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze the provided poster from the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Students explore play writing.  In this literacy and technology lesson plan, students choose a familiar historical event and write a play with the corresponding setting.  Students write text and dialogue, produce sound...

Historical poetry is lyrical in form and rich with content. After examining the differences between the Northern and Southern states before and during the U.S. Civil War, learners complete a Venn diagram and create an illustration of the...

Students examine and interpret conflicting primary sources.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze speeches of their choosing and respond to 6 analysis questions about the speeches.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions that require them to analyze the maps of their choice.

In this primary source analysis activity, students respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze their selected newspaper articles.

In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students respond to 11 short answer questions that require them to analyze the pictured postcard.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze sheet music of their choice.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions that require them to analyze the provided historical document.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze an artifact of their choice.

In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer questions that require them to analyze leaflets or brochures of their choice.