Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differing Views of the Great Awakening

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the Great Awakening by reading articles and write summaries of them, and then evaluating the perspectives.
PPT
Curated OER

Plantation Economy Discussion: Activity 6

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Lead your class in a discussion on the many components of plantation economics during the colonial period. This presentation is comprised of a single slide which houses 13 discussion topics related to plantation economy. Note: Use this...
Handout
San Antonio Independent School District

Breaking Down the Declaration of Independence

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Are learners heavy sighing at the idea of reading a primary source, written in a language that is difficult to understand and in cursive? Look no further, because the resource breaks down the Declaration of Independence in an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial Settlement and Environmental Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars work together to develop a chart showing the relationship between the settlement of the United States and environmental problems. Using this information, they identify the human activities responsible for damaging the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial Flag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the reasons for and the results of the US Revolutionary War. They watch a PowerPoint presentation to review the immediate results of the war. They design a flag for the newly free colonies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Affects of Geography on Colonial Cultures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the effects of geography on the development of culture. They discuss how geography can affect the lifestyles and development of a society's culture. Students examine the geography and climate of New England and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economics During Colonial Virginia

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students communicate their knowledge of life in the Virginia colony. They describe how money, barter, and credit were used. Students observe a United Streaming video on trade. Students complete a review guide and write an essay.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Indians and African Americans 1780-1820

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explain that opportunities for African Americans remained severely limited by slavery until 1783. They examine the 1783 Massachusetts abolishment of slavery and its impact.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guide to Writing Your Letter Back to England

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a letter back to England from Jamestown. They describe their trip and how they are fairing in the New World. They also discuss how they feel about John Smith.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Proclamation of 1763

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners consider the impact of the Proclamation of 1763. In this colonial America lesson, students determine the how the proclamation affected the British Crown, the colonists, and the Indians and present their findings to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American Revolution: Attempting to Resolve Disputes by Communication

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study conflicts over taxation. For this American Revolution lesson, students research the taxes imposed on the colonists by the British and determine how the colonists attempted to abolish the taxes through non-violent protests....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The declaration of Independence and Your Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the Declaration of Independence and the violation of those rights in colonial times. They compare it with the Declaration of Sentiments and why women felt their rights were being violated. They write their own personal...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Declaration of Independence and Your Own Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and discuss the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments. They discuss how the rights of the colonists and women were being violated. Students write about their own personal rights and how their rights...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jamestown Colony

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore cooperation between British settlers and Native Americans in the Jamestown Colony. They describe how the colonists and Powhatan Indians depended on the environment for their survival. Students write a report on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Stamp Act of 1765

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the origins of colonial objections to "taxation without representation".  In this American History lesson, 11th graders create a presentation on specific topics in relation to the Stamp Act.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taxation Without Representation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders empathize with how colonists felt when they were taxed without representation. They use a metaphor of students and a school principal to describe the strained relationship that developed between the colonies and Britain.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Day at the Market

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe role of market place in 18th-century Virginia, explain how trade and economy were part of young person's educational process, take part in the classroom marketplace, and compare shopping in colonial times and as part...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jobs and Immigration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss colonial America and the jobs and trades that immigrants had to have to have a society that flourished. In this immigration jobs lesson plan, students also discuss the role of women in these times.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonies and Revolution: Comparing US and Mexican History

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the emergence of the United States and Mexico as independent nations. They compare the colonial history of the two countries and discover the emergence of social classes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is A Nation Always A Region?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define the term, "nation," and analyze the boundaries established in Africa by colonial powers. In small groups, they participate in a simulated United Nations, develop a list of questions, analyze the nations of Africa, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American Revolutionary War: Two Sides...Two Perspectives

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the American Revolutionary War era from the perspective of Britain and the American colonists by researching causes, effects, events and people. They compare the views of the Colonists, and the British and recognize...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Independence Masks

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore how art reflects the economic, political, social, religious and historical concerns of a culture. They research a former colony to determine if there is any history of a mask. Students create a mask representing the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Making of Our First President

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate George Washington's military career. For this George Washington lesson, students research the contributions of Washington the colonial military and then write editorials about his accomplishments for a mock colonial...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning from Maps and Timelines Time Travel

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars create timelines depicting the important events in the lives of the groups that arrived at the Fort St. Louis. They include the fate of La Salle and the colonists.

Other popular searches