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U.S. Presidents

Balogh, Meghan; Knaus, Tina; Skinner, Nicole

Unit
Pre K-2
Civics and Government, English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Campaign, Election, Executive, Government, President, Speech, Voting

Twenty-One Elephants

Petri, Gail

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Barnum, Brooklyn Bridge, Circus, Elephants, Jumbo

True Story of Jamestown

Benson, Danielle; Burt, Carly; Salazar, Bonka

Unit
9-12
Geography, History
Common Core, PA State
Colony, Europeans, Jamestown, Virginia

Travelogue: Back to the Future

Nestor

Lesson Plan
9-12
Bilingual/ESL, Economics, History
Common Core
Questions, Technology, Transportation, Travelogue, World Trade Commission

Train to Somewhere

Blankley, Wendy

Activity
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Children, New York, Orphan Train, Poverty, Transportation

TPS Professional Development

Silva, Darshell

PD Plan
3-5
History
Common Core
Analysis, Conservation, Muir, Natural Resources, Roosevelt

To Kill A Mockingbird

TPS

Activity
9-12
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Liberties, Mockingbird, Prejudice, Race

Titanic - A Mathematical Voyage

Keruskin, Kelly

Lesson Plan
3-5
English/Language Arts, History, Math
Common Core
Communication, Newspaper, Technology, Titanic

This Is The Feast

Chojnicki, Karyn

Activity
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Colonists, Europe, Feast, History, Indians, Mayflower, Native Americans, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving: Old and New

Crites, Jackie; Holzapfel, Dana

Unit
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
Compare, Contrast, Past, Present, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving: A Pilgrims Way

Lane, Rebecca; Smith, Laura; Yoder, Hannah

Unit
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
PA State
America, Colonist, English, Mayflower, Pilgrims, Primary Sources, Shipping, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks

Baczkowski, Rebecca

Activity
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Children, Colony, Family, Indians, Mayflower, Native American, Pilgrim, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Kapp, Ashley; Latimer, Olivia

Unit
Pre K-2
History
Common Core, PA State
Colony, Indians, Mayflower, Native American, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving

Thank You, Jackie Robinson

Ritz, Chelsee

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Baseball, Discrimination, Friendship, Negro Leagues, Race, Robinson

Teaching Immigration Using Primary Sources

Cole, Nancy

PD Plan
3-5
Arts and Music, English/Language Arts, History
21st Century Learner
Ellis Island, Immigration, Pull Factors, Push Factors, Risks, Statue of Liberty

Taking A Stand With Chemical Weapons

Leatherman, Grace

PD Plan
9-12
Bilingual/ESL, English/Language Arts, History
Learning Forward
Chemical Weapons, Edgewood Arsenal, Military, National History Day, Stand, War

Symbols of the United States

Costolo, Jessica

Unit
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
American Flag, Bald Eagle, Citizen, Statue of Liberty, Symbols

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

Krocsko, Katie

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Abolition, Canada, Clara, Freedom, North Star, Ohio River, Quilt, Quilting Codes, Slavery, Underground Railroad

Sugar, Slavery and Salem

Zujewski, MaryAnn

PD Plan
6-8
History
21st Century Learner
Africa, Colony, Europe, Inquiry, New World, Salem, Slavery, Stripling Model, Sugar

Study of the Brooklyn Bridge and How Technology Impacts Society

Thistle, Gay

Lesson Plan
9-12
English/Language Arts, History, Science and Technology
Common Core
Brooklyn Bridge, Engineering, Industrial Revolution, Innovation, Inquiry, New York, Technology

Student Reactions to September 11 Attacks on the United States

Lopez, Doreen

Lesson Plan
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
9/11, Children, Historical Fiction, Illustration, September 11, Tragedy

Store and Customer Then and Now

Ahlfeld, Kelly

Lesson Plan
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Business, Customer, Customers, Economy, General Store, Store

Statue of Liberty

Kienholz, Shakila; Watt, Brianna; Watts, Renee

Unit
Pre K-2
Cultural Studies, English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
Ellis Island, France, Freedom, Immigrant, Immigration, Statue of Liberty, Symbol

Soldier's Heart

Mason, Joyce

Activity
9-12
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Bull Run, Civil War, Conflict, Conscience, Gettysburg, Heart, Soldier, Union, Volunteer

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