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Lesson Plans, Units, PD Plans, Activities, and Book Backdrops to engage and empower your students.
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Bud, Not Buddy

Vermeulen, Kathy

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
African American, Child Abuse, Great Depression, Harlem Renaissance, Hobo, Hooverville, Michigan, Music, Runaway

Bobbin Girl

Slaughter, Patricia

Activity
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Bobbin Girl, Child Labor, Industrial, Lowell, Mill, Revolution, Spinning, Textile, Worker Rights

Betsey Ross: The Story of Our Flag

Grimes, Susan

Activity
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
American Revolution, Betsy, Flag, Old Glory, Ross, Symbol

Benjamin Franklin

Carpenter, Syndknee

Unit
Pre K-2
Civics and Government, Geography, History
Common Core, PA State
Franklin, Inventor, Invention, Innovation, Gulf Stream, Mapping, Science

Benjamin Franklin

Ames, Lindsay; Rogel, Regis; Schubert, Carly; Wood, Ashley

Unit
3-5
English/Language Arts, History, Science and Technology
Common Core, PA State
Amendment, Constitution, Franklin, Independence, Primary Sources

Battlefield Ghost

Jacobs, Irene

Activity
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Battlefield, Ghost, Revolution, Soldier, Washington

Baseball Across a Divided Society

Ball, Stephanie; Chojnicki, Karyn; Ritz, Chelsee; Slampak, April

Unit
Pre K-2
Cultural Studies, History
Common Core, PA State
Baseball, Culture, Equality, Home Run, Little League, Racism, Society, Women's Rights, World Series

Arriving on Ellis Island: The Early Immigrant Experience

Goldsmith, Jill

Lesson Plan
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
Ellis Island, Europe, Immigrant, Immigration, Pull Factors, Push Factors, Statue of Liberty

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

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

American Worker: Industrialization in America

Kensill, Heather

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

American Home Front During World War II

Gates, Jane

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

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 Entry into World War I

Hawks, Jeff

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alabama in the 1930s

Young, Alessandra

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

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

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

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

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

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