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The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom
Eleventh graders explore the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts. In this US History lesson plan, 11th graders analyze primary source documents. Students write an essay using writing prompts.
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Matching Events and People
In this social studies events worksheet, students match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.
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Mail Call!
Students explore the National Postal Museum through an interactive program. They explore how a stamp design gets proposed and who designs them. They also examine the history of the postal service.
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Fact and Opinion Pre-Test
For this fact/opinion worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to view correct answers.
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U. S. Constitution - Elections and Terms in Office
Students explore American elections and terms in office. In this U.S. government instructional activity, students respond to questions about voting rights. Students then write position papers on the existence of the Electoral College.
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Online Lesson Political Parties, Platforms, and Planks
Students explore historical political parties and their platforms. After studying the origins and functions of political parties, students create their own platform to address current issues. In groups, students design an ad campaign...
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Political Parties, Platforms, and Planks
Ninth graders examine the origins and functions of political parties. In this American Government lesson, 9th graders create a party platform to address political issues that are likely to arise during a national election. Students...
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Odd One Out
In this categorizing learning exercise, students read 10 questions regarding a wide range of topics and identify the answers in each that are not correct.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom
Students analyze the Alien and Sedition Acts. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the Alien Act and the Sedition Acts. Students examine Supreme Court cases...
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The Letter Ww
Pupils explore letter Ww. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Pupils...
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Benjamin Franklin
In this early American history learning exercise, students respond to 9 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin.
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The Monroe Doctrine: U.S. Foreign Affairs (circa 1782-1823) and James Monroe
High schoolers read the test of the Monroe Doctrine then list the key points and discuss its central tenets.
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The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions
Students examine and discuss the philosophical differences that arose during the Constitutional Convention and how these differences played a role in the formation of the first political parties.
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Oh Say Can You See?
Students discover the meaning of patriotism through literature, songs, and poetry. They also identify patriotic symbols and activities such as the flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star Spangled Banner, the bald eagle, and monuments.
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Daniel Webster- Reading Comprehension Selection
In this Daniel Webster reading comprehension worksheet, learners reading a 2 page biography about Daniel Webster. They answer 12 fill in the blank questions based on the reading.
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Colonies Word Scramble
In this American colonies worksheet, students examine 13 sets of letters and unscramble them to correctly spell the names of the 13 colonies.
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Internet Leaders Scavenger Hunt
In this leaders scavenger hunt activity, students research 10 different leaders important to history. First, they read each questions to determine who they need to search for using the Internet. Then, students write their response in a...
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The Second Continental Congress
In this U.S. government worksheet, students respond to 1 essay and 5 short answer questions about the Second Continental Congress.
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The Greatest Show on Earth: Then and Now
Students explore the history of the circus in the United States. They explore the life of John Bill Ricketts, founder of the first circus. Students compare Ricketts' first circus to the modern circus.
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Surveying: 19 Chains and 50 Links
Through an interdisciplinary lesson, emerging engineers explore the history of surveying systems. After discussing various systems, they perform surveys on printable pages. Using their geometric skills, they physically stake out plots...
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American Revolution: Who Am I
In this American Revolution worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs, each giving clues about a famous person in the Revolutionary War. Students use a word bank to find the answer.
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Thomas Jefferson
In this American history comprehension learning exercise, 6th graders read a selection on Thomas Jefferson and answer 16 short answer comprehension question.
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Fact and Opinion
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students review the difference between fact and opinion and then identify 10 sentences as either fact or opinion.
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School Subjects Word Jumble
In this school subjects worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell the names of subjects in school. There is a word list.