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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Colonial America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 3rd Standards
A read-aloud anthology explores Colonial America. Third graders listen to informational texts, discuss what they heard, and participate in extension activities and writing. Take-home materials, assessments, and remediation opportunities...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Utopian Promise

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Scholars learn all about the Puritans in the third installment of a 16-part lesson series. After watching a video, they read and discuss biographies of Puritans and Quakers from American history, write journal entries and poetry, and...
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Robert Fulton – Steamboat Inventor

For Students 2nd Standards
Examine the life of steamboat inventor, Robert Fulton, through reading comprehension worksheet that includes both multiple choice and short answer questions. Then, take part in a word search and write definitions, words, and sentences...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Restoration Colonies

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Explore the earliest American cities in this presentation, which details the demographics, geography, and characteristics of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas, among others. These slides help to fill in the gap between the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Betsy Ross

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Betsy Ross worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Betsy Ross, answer 6 facts about Betsy Ross with multiple choice answers and answer 4 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Society of Friends" and Society

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the Society of Friends. In this Quakers lesson, students research the Quakers and discuss how their beliefs and works are philanthropic and contribute to core democratic values.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bridges for All

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students describe how the brave word of one female Quaker served as a lifeline for fugitives before the Civil War. In this research activity, students research several examples of the philanthropic work of individuals and organizations...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet #26 Questions - Amish America

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Amish America activity, students examine their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned topic.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Frontier and Frontiersmen

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this frontier worksheet, students read a 2 page article on the early frontier life, answer 5 facts from the article with multiple choice answers and determine if 2 statements are true or false.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

President Herbert Hoover

For Students 4th - 6th
In this President Herbert Hoover learning exercise, students read a 4 page article on the history of Hoover's life and presidency and then answer 10 true and false questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Abolitionist Movement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Abolitionist Movement in Delaware. In groups, they examine a petition presented to the general assembly and an anti-slavery broadside. They compare and contrast the two documents and develop their own broadside to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"The Society of Friends" and Society

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to research the Quakers. They compare their own life to the Quakers. They identify core democratic values that the Quakers used to help the common good.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

150 Years of Abolition in Pennsylvania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the struggle for abolition in Pennsylvania starting with the Quakers first protest through the burning of Pennsylvania Hall. They conduct research using primary source documents.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

British Colonization-Settling the Thirteen Colonies (1607-1733)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners study the thirteen colonies: geography, economics, politics, and religious groups. They explore early colonial life, and create a travel brochure, travel guide of the 13 Colonies, and word search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diverse Voices - African American Ventures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research African American history and the Underground Railroad. In this African American history instructional activity, students discuss the Drinking Gourd. Learners read 'If You Traveled the Underground Railroad' and discuss....
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: Slavery and American Revolution: Voices of Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material includes Quaker petition to Congress, October 4, 1783 and Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, watercolor (reproduction) by Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick, 1811. Brief informational text.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Woman's Bible"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the philosophy and strategies of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as the fight for women's right to vote.
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Website
Other

American Abolitionism Project: A Brief History of American Abolitionist Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short history of the American abolitionist movement, and breaks the movement down into different categories of abolitionists and some key people involved in each group. Includes links to additional information.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Early Quaker Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A survey of the Quaker writers from the Colonial period extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful, comprehensive site from the Library of Congress that examines all facets of the religious origins of America.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
Quaker and son of the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn's utopian dreams for America were compiled into a large collection highlighting his views of American ideals of politics. Click on "William Penn Activities" for related resources.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Puritan and Quaker Utopian Promise

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit explores the documented perceptions of Native Americans, religious faiths, physical challenges of new lands and how the combination of immigrants and Native Americans shaped the New World. Click on "Activities" for related...
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Website
Mb Soft

Believe: The Society of Friends: Quakers

For Students 9th - 10th
Essays on the history of the Quaker religion from its origins in England in 1652. Focuses mainly on the Society of Friends in Colonial America but also tells of the current state of Quakerism.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Liberty for All? Webisode 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 3 - Liberty for All? The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.