Promoting Learning Teacher Resources

Eleventh graders consider what life was like for American slaves. In this primary source analysis instructional activity, 11th graders read slave narratives from Unchained Memories and then participate in a discussion about the...

Sixth graders examine historical artifacts. In this Industrial Revolution lesson plan, 6th graders discover how modern conveniences are connected to innovations of the Industrial Revolution era. Students interview adults about...

Sixth graders consider how inventions fueled change. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, 6th graders view a PowerPoint presentation that feature technological innovations that made it possible to create goods in factories. Students...

Sixth graders examine the impact of the Industrial Revolution on America today.  In this American History lesson, 6th graders research a specific inventor from this time period.  Students write a paper describing this inventors...

Eleventh graders prepare for a trip to the Windham Textile and History Museum. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders discover what it was like to work in the textile mills and then write their own oral history accounts of life...

Eleventh graders explore American government reform. In this Progressive Era lesson, 11th graders read about the Era in their textbooks and in the provided handouts. Students then create group presentations and write essays on the role...

Young scholars compare immigration experiences in America in historical and modern times. In this immigration lesson, students read and discuss the accounts of an Italian immigrant to the United States in the past and an account from a...

Eighth graders take a closer look at the Spanish influenza breakout of 1918. In this research skills lesson, 8th graders examine primary sources gathered by their instructor and identify how communities prepared (or did not prepare for)...

Eleventh graders take a closer look at the weapons used to fight World War I. In this World War I lesson, 11th graders complete a reading assignment, discuss it, and form research groups. Students work in the groups to...

Sixth graders compare housing in the United States during the Industrial Revolution. In this Industrialization lesson plan, 6th graders compare and contrast Victorian and Tenement style housing as they research primary sources gathered...

Students practice the skill of photo analysis. For this Great Depression lesson, students analyze photographs from the era and write fictitious diary entries based on the images. 

Eighth graders examine the relief, recovery, and reform legislation to combat the Great Depression. For this New Deal lesson, 8th graders investigate New Deal programs as well as images from the depression era. Students then present...

Young scholars examine New Deal legislation. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students read the listed materials in order to gain insight into what American citizens thought about New Deal legislation when it was passed.

Eleventh graders investigate 1920's America. In this political cartoon lesson, 11th graders interpret political cartoons from the 1920's and respond to the provided analysis questions that accompany the cartoons.

Eleventh graders explore works of the Lost Generation writers of the 1920's. In this American literature instructional activity, 11th graders analyze provided selections from Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald and then respond to a...

Eleventh graders investigate Japanese-American internment. In this World War II lesson plan, 11th graders conduct research from the Manzanar National Historic Sites and then write essays based on their findings.

Eleventh graders determine whether or not they would have dopped the atomic bomb. In this Truman presidency activity, 11th graders research primary and secondary sources about the Manahattan Project and World War II. Students...

Eleventh graders investigate Cold War politics. In this Connecticut history lesson plan, 11th graders discover details about the Connecticut Seven who were indicted for violating the Alien Registration Act of 1940. Students write closing...

Young scholars investigate the impact of the automobile on Americans. In this 1950's America lesson, students listen to audio clips, read about Levittown, and explore the Interstate Highway Act from the decade. Young scholars then...

Ninth graders study the Civil Rights Movement.  In this American History lesson, 9th graders analyze the speeches of major civil rights leaders.  Students compare and contrast the meanings of these speeches. 

Eleventh graders take a closer look at the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). For this women's rights lesson, 11th graders read the Equal Rights Amendment as well as the "Feminine Mystique" and selections by Gloria Steinam and Phyllis...

Eleventh graders explore opinions regarding U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In this primary source analysis lesson, 11th graders analyze political cartoons related to the Vietnam War and then respond to the provided discussion questions.

Eleventh graders examine Native American stereotypes. In this Native American history lesson, 11th graders complete an activity about generalizations as they analyze the provided political cartoons regarding the portrayal of Native...

Students compare plans for government. In this early American history lesson, students compare and contrast the U.S. Constitution with the Iroquois Constitution. Students identify cultural features, government functions, and citizenship...