Students research the Great Chicago Fire and create a reader's theater presentation that describes the experiences of survivors.

Students compare and contrast the experiences of two survivors of the Great Fire of Chicago using a Venn Diagram.

Students research the causes of the Great Fire of Chicago and draw conclusion as to the most probable cause and preventative actions that could have minimized the damage.

Learners dramatized the O'Leary hearing regarding the Chicago fire using the transcript from the original hearings as a script.

Second graders explore what life in the Chicago area was like hundreds of years ago. They discuss how settlers impacted the environment, and why there are no longer herds of buffalo in the Chicago area today. They read an article and...

Seventh graders read a newspaper account of "Grady the Silo Cow" and complete news-writing activities. For this news-writing lesson, 7th graders read the newspaper account about the cow. Students examine newspapers and work in groups to...

This activity enables teachers to use blues music to explore the history of African Americans in the 20th century. By studying the content of blues songs, young scholars can learn about the experiences and struggles of the working-class...