Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Order of Good Cheer: Living it Up At "Club Champlain"

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a role play activity to study the development of the fur trade in North America and leaders like Champlain.
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...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Wisconsin

For Students 4th
In this Wisconsin state history instructional activity, 4th graders read two pages of information about Wisconsin then complete 10 true and false questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy Endings: The Final Battle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore all the myths of the battle of Yorktown. A variety of primary documents are viewed and analyzed for discussion. They become aware that what one sees and hears is not always as it seems in reality. Each group...
Unit Plan
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Pierre Esprit Radisson, 1640? 1710

For Students 9th - 10th
Pierre-Esprit Radisson arrived in Wisconsin in the mid-1600s as one of the first French fur traders to reach there. Radisson led a colorful life and traveled widely across the continent, although he is reputed to have exaggerated some of...
Website
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Nicolas Perrot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicolas Perrot arrived in Wisconsin in the 1600s as a fur trader and an explorer, claiming much of the land for France. He established trading posts along the Mississippi and strengthened the French position against the Iroquois. A link...