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Lesson Plans, Units, PD Plans, Activities, and Book Backdrops to engage and empower your students.
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18th Century Household Gardens for Intern Training

Gillow, Lynda

PD Plan
9-12
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
18th Century, Agriculture, Colonial, Food, Garden

1930s, The Invention of Hugo Cabaret and Historical Fiction

Crouse, Courtney

Unit
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
1930s, Cabaret, Capitalism, Communism, Dictatorship, Fascism, Fiction, Government, Great Depression, Totalitarianism

1976 and 2016 Presidential Campaigns: Democrats and Republicans from the Convention Speeches

Pope Johnson, Debra

PD Plan
6-8, 9-12
Civics and Government, English/Language Arts, History
21st Century Learner, Common Core, ISTE, Learning Forward
Carter, Convention , Democrat, Economics, Election, Georgia, Governor, Nomination, Political, President, Republican, Senator, Speech, Social

2019-20: The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Taylor, Priscilla

PD Plan
6-8
History
21st Century Learner , ISTE
19th Amendment, Women's Rights Movement

A is for Everything: How Typography Shapes our Language and Culture

University of the Arts

External link
Activity
Any Grade
Arts and Music, Cultural Studies, Science and Technology
Common Core
Design, Font, Graphic, Gutenberg, Hieroglyhps, Print, Style, Technology, Writing

A Visual Guide to the Cold War

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External link
Curriculum
Any Grade
Civics and Government, Cultural Studies, History
Cold War, Soviet Union, United States

Addressing the Learning Styles and Diverse Needs of All Students Using Primary Sources

Parker-Hennion, Lois

PD Plan
9-12
Arts and Music, English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Analysis, Diverse, Engage, Inquiry, Learning Style

African American Soldiers in the Union Army

Rouse, Katrina

PD Plan
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Civics and Government, Cultural Studies, History
ISTE
African American Soldiers, Civil War, Union Army

African Americans and West Expansion

Breedlove, Jihan

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History, Science and Technology
ISTE
African Americans, Discrimination, Expansion, Migration, Reconstruction, Segregation, Sharecropper, West

Alabama in the 1930s

Young, Alessandra

PD Plan
6-8
History
21 Century Learner, ISTE
Alabama, Book, Farm, Great Depression, Mockingbird, South

Alaskan Traditions

Sorsch, Rachael; Sible, Liz; Shaffer, McKenzie

Unit
3-5
English/Language Arts, Geography, History, Math
PA State
Alaska, Aurora Borealis, Dog Sled, Iditarod, Totem

All About the United States

Callander, Michaela; Helsley, Shana; Frye, Caroline

Unit
3-5
Arts and Music, English/Language Arts, History
PA State
Flag, Lincoln, National Anthem, Star Spangled Banner, Washington

America's Involvement in World War II

Townsend, Travis

Lesson Plan
9-12
History
PA State
Atomic Bomb, Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, Europe, Japan, World War II, Normandy, Pearl Harbor, United States, VJ Day

America's Run-Up to Civil War

Simmons, Justin

Lesson Plan
9-12
Civics and Government, Geography, History
PA State
Civil War, Economy, Election, Lincoln, Slavery, States Rights

America: Promised Land Idea Book for Educators

A&E, HISTORY, et al

Activity
Any Grade
Cultural Studies, History

American Entry into World War I

Hawks, Jeff

Lesson Plan
9-12
History
PA State
Inquiry, Lusitania, Propaganda, United States, World War I

American Flag and its Symbols

Cormany, Denell

Unit
Pre K-2
Civics and Government, Geography, History
Common Core, PA State
Anthem, Citizenship, Civics, Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled Banner, Symbol

American Home Front During World War II

Gates, Jane

Lesson Plan
6-8
History
NCSS
Government, Home Front, Posters, Propoganda, World War II

American Propaganda as Imagery Tool During World War II

Carney, Paul

Lesson Plan
9-12
Arts and Music, History
Common Core
Imagery, Poster, Propaganda, World War II, WWII

American Worker: Industrialization in America

Kensill, Heather

Lesson Plan
9-12
History
Common Core
Factory, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Manufacturing, Technology, Westinghouse, Worker

An Investigation on Herstory in American History

Purdin, Tammara

PD Plan
3-5
History
21st Century Learner, ISTE, Learning Forward
Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, Women's History

Analysis and Interpretation of Primary Sources Related to Internment During World War II

Bickford, Amy

Lesson Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, NCSS
Camp, Executive Order, Freedom, Japanese Internment, Safety, Security, Segregation

Analysis of Primary Source Images Depicting Early American Style Settlements

Alfieri, Steven

Lesson Plan
6-8
Geography, History
PA State
Cities, Farm, Primary Sources, Settlement, Towns

Analyzing Sherman’s March to the Sea via Inquiry-Based Learning and Close Reading Strategy

Landers, Lisa

PD Plan
Any Grade
Civil War, Georgia, March to the Sea, Sherman's March to the Sea

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