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History Lesson Plans
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Evaluating Nonviolence as a
Concepts taught: African American History, the Civil Rights Movement,
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Concepts taught: African American History, the Civil Rights Movement,
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement
Concepts taught: African American history, the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement
Concepts taught: Reading, Writing, Oral History
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Early Republic
Concepts taught: Early Rpublic, westward expansion
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Civil War Letter
Concepts taught: Civil War RAFT
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Civil War Journal Mini Lesson
Concepts taught: Journal writing, United States Civil War
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Overheard conversations about the Boston Tea Party
Concepts taught: Causes of the Revolutionary War
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
How was Life for African Americans in 1850?
Concepts taught: pre-reading, metacognition
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
The Progressive Era
Concepts taught: Reform, Modernization
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America?s Black Patriots
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Tumultuous 60s
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The History Tree Magazine
Concepts taught: history, genealogy
Grade Level: 3-5, Subject: History
Design a Postage Stamp for Black History Month
Concepts taught: Students will learn about postage stamp design and important contributions made by black Americans.
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
The American Revolution
Concepts taught: Understanding the events that lead to the American Revolution.
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
revolutionary news
Concepts taught: New broadcasts
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
American Revolution Wequest
Concepts taught: Revolutionary War
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
American Resistance
Concepts taught: Taxation and Boycotting
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
George Washington Carver
Concepts taught: creative imagination, research and focus skills
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Subject: History
Travel Brochure to Ancient Greece
Concepts taught: using the interent for research and creating a brochure to display findings
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Tale of Two Countries
Concepts taught: comparable analogies of history
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Thirteen Colonies
Concepts taught: Foundation of the thirteen colonies
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
The Empires of Africa
Concepts taught: History, Africa, Empires
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Imperialism Political Cartoon Assessment
Concepts taught: Imperialism, Political Cartoons
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Underground Railroad role play
Concepts taught: Understand what the Underground RR was
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Democracy Owner's Manual
Concepts taught: Understanding the Bill of Rights as a living document
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
What America Means to Me
Concepts taught: History Lesson on Teaching America
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Guy Fawkes - 400th anniversary of a terrorist's death
Concepts taught: Story explores use of violence to fight for freedom
Grade Level: other, Subject: History
Ball in Play
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Calvin Coolidge
Concepts taught: Presidential History,Links:Govt. and presidential sites,character and values education
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Rise of Rome
Concepts taught: VSS, RAFT, GMA, CT-RA
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Colonial Migration
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
BROWNVBOARD
Concepts taught: desegregration
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Experiencing Tiananmen Square
Concepts taught: Tiananmen Square events, human rights, democracy
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Archaeology dig
Concepts taught: Archaeological techniques and research
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Archaeology dig
Concepts taught: Archaeological techniques and research
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Agricultural Revolution and Community Development
Concepts taught: To identify, examine, analyze and interpret a variety of un-ordered evidence
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (The Corps of Discovery)
Concepts taught: reading comprehension, mapping, constructing a timeline, writing
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Explorers iMovie
Concepts taught: Early Explorers
Grade Level: 3-5, Subject: History
The American Civil War Conflict Begins
Concepts taught: The American Civil War
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Holocaust
Concepts taught: Genocide-Holocaust
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Lead Up to World War II
Concepts taught: Causes of WWII, Hitler's Moves Leading into WWII
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The American Presidents
Concepts taught: Students will learn important facts about the American Presidents
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Sources
Concepts taught: What we can tell/what we can suspect
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
World War II Review
Concepts taught: Locations of Countries Involved in the War
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Roaring Twenties
Concepts taught: 1920s life, important people
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF REVIEW
Concepts taught: Use for any
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Media Madness
Concepts taught: exploring history through creating
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Chemical Element Interview
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Advanced, Subject: History
Civil War: Atlanta & The March to the Sea
Concepts taught: Civil War; civilian life; military strategy
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Civil War
Concepts taught: Battles within the war
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Jefforsonian Period
Concepts taught: 1.Various concepts and practices of democracy flourished in this period --
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Roosevelt?s New Deal
Concepts taught: State Standards Listed in the Lesson Plan
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
World War II Multimedia Newscast
Concepts taught: WWII Authentic Assessment
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Great Depression and FDR
Concepts taught: Great Depression and FDR's New Deal
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Explorer Project
Concepts taught: Role Play and Visualization
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Geography and World History
Concepts taught: the role of geography in shaping world history
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Civil Rights Movement
Concepts taught: Non-Violence vs. "Any Means Necessary"
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Effect of Television on National Politics
Concepts taught: TV's affect on the presidency
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
G I Bill
Concepts taught: benefits of G I Bill for American society
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Archaeological Dig
Concepts taught: Being an Archaeologist
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Great Empires of the Americas; part III: The Incan Empire
Concepts taught: Empirical government, Comparative Analysis
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Who were the Pharaohs of the Pyramid Age?
Concepts taught: African Genius, Pyramid building, Development of empirical civilization
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Ancient Rome
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Columbus- Thanksgiving lesson plan
Concepts taught: Teaching students about these holidays
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Native Americans
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Arab-jewish co-existence
Concepts taught: learning from hustory to promote peace
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Bio Boards
Concepts taught: Beginning Research techniques
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Famous Black Americans
Concepts taught: research skills integrating technology
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Experiencing the Underground Railroad
Concepts taught: Understanding the experience slaves escaping
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Opening Day History
Concepts taught: Historical Timeline
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Brief History of American Public Schools
Concepts taught: public education in America, colonial life
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Pearl Harbor
Concepts taught: To show the mistakes made by the U.S.
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
Rome
Concepts taught: Good reading and literature skills
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
The Cold War - The 1950's
Concepts taught: Social, Economic and Political aspects of the 1950's
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
1950's popular culture
Concepts taught: a jigsaw II on four aspect of 1950's culture: cars, fashion, TV, and rock and roll
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Underground Railroad
Concepts taught: understanding the Underground Railroad
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
World War II
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Affect of the Navigation Acts
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
"Martin Luther King, Jr."
Concepts taught: Understanding the goals of Dr. King
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Corps of Discovery
Concepts taught: mapping, graphing, estimating, classifying, and writing
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Anticipatory Set Lesson for First Day of History Class
Concepts taught: Why are you required to take this class?
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Finding the Northwest Passage
Concepts taught: Trying to find what isn't there
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Inventing the Future
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Book Review of an Historical Novel
Concepts taught: The Historical Process/Research (beta process will update
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
African American Inventors
Concepts taught: diversity
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
The Discovery of the Americas: A Play About Early Explorers
Concepts taught: The Early Explorers of America - from Stone Age Hunters to Magellan
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Student made biography of George Washington
Concepts taught: Students will utilize computer for research
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
African American History
Concepts taught: using research skills
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Circle of Friends
Concepts taught: Using Imagery for African/African American Studies
Grade Level: all, Subject: History
Proficiency test Review (or any test review)
Concepts taught: Test REVIEW
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Build a Medieval Castle
Concepts taught: Life in Middle Ages, Social Structure, Architecture
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History
Another way to review using Jeopardy
Concepts taught: Review, Summarizing Key Points
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
The election of 1824
Concepts taught: electoral college
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
An Internet Activity for The Introduction Of The Civil War
Concepts taught: Civil War, Research, Internet Use
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
JFK and MLK Jr.
Concepts taught: knowledge of leaders from the 1960's
Grade Level: Middle, Subject: History
Declarations of Independence
Concepts taught:
Grade Level: Senior, Subject: History
The Early Life and Experiments of Benjamin Franklin
Concepts taught: Benjamin Franklin, colonial period, American history, electricity, experiments, science and inquiry
Grade Level: Elementary, Subject: History

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