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Pilgrims/Voyage to America

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are read the story "Tattered Sails". Using the text, they discover the reasons why the Pilgrims came to America. They identify the hardships they faced on the voyage and once they settled on land. Using a map, they locate...
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Africans and Women in Jamestown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the first settlement at Jamestown and its citizens. Using the internet, they discover the role of women and Africans in Jamestown. They role play what the settlement was like before and after women and Africans...
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Turkey and Indians

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars color pictures and tape one to each side of a piece of cardboard. They line up opposite one another in the middle of the gymnasium about 4 feet apart. Designate each line as one of the groups that corresponds to the...
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VS.3e

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore, examine and identify the importance of the arrival of Africans and women to the Jamestown settlement. They review the groups of people in Virginia during the early 1600s and explain how having a government brought...
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I Helped the English Settlers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this early America worksheet, students complete the sentence "I helped the English settlers because..." that is in a dialog bubble. A picture of what appears to be Pocahontas is on the page.
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Picture Prompt: Pilgrim Boy and Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students study a picture of a Pilgrim boy and a turkey. Students write a story about the picture. There is a word list box provided so that students can create a word bank.
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Pilgrim Man Reading a Newspaper

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of a Pilgrim man who is reading a newspaper. Students color the picture.
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Word Find - The Pilgrims at Plymouth

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Pilgrims at Plymouth word find activity, students search the puzzle to locate terms associated with the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
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Worksheet #22 Questions - Pilgrims at Plymouth

For Students 7th - 8th
In this pilgrims in Plymouth quiz activity, students test their knowledge on various related terms in ten fill in the blank questions.
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A Pilgrim Paper Doll

For Students 1st - 4th
In this Pilgrim paper doll cut-out worksheet, students follow the directions to cut out and color a Pilgrim paper doll. They also cut out and color various outfits for the doll.
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Mayflower and Speedwheel Trip to the New World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare the voyage of the Speedwell versus the Mayflower. In this historical voyages lesson, 4th graders analyze the differences between the two voyages, learn about the conditions sailing aboard the Mayflower, and sing a...
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On the Mayflower Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students build a model of the Mayflower inside of the classroom in order to learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the hardships faced by its passengers. In this American history lesson, students work in small groups to construct...
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Pilgrim Coloring Page

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Thanksgiving coloring worksheet, students discuss 4 questions about the pilgrims and Thanksgiving. Students then color the picture of the pilgrims.
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Pilgrim Presentation

For Students 10th - 12th
In these pilgrim presentation worksheets, students conduct research about their assigned pilgrim. Students create presentations for their research that may be a video, skit, or poster.
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World Bank and Globalization

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students define and describe the role of the World Bank in promoting economic development. They assess the benefits and potential damages to development programs. They evaluate how the World Bank has influenced developing countries.
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Banana Republics - United Fruit Co.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students define multinational companies and describe their roles as key economic developers in developing countries, determine whether trade-off between surrendering control of a country's economy to foreign companies and economic...
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Bartering, an Early Form of Interdependence

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the the benefits and problems associated with a barter system in the Colonies and trace its relationship to the development of interdependence that this system creates. An experience of bartering is created in this...
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Empire to Independence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a wonderful presentation, perfect for setting the stage for the Revolutionary War. Containing great information and images, it acts as a timeline of events starting with the French Indian War and ending with the dawn of the...
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Early English Settlement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders encounter the TCI History Alive Assessment. Create a rubric together with other students. Use graphic organizers to brainstorm challenges that one would face attending school in a foreign country.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lexington and Concord: Historical Interpretation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners view and analyze three different images related to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. They also answer a variety of questions in a graphic organizer to help keep the information straight.
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Tintin and I: Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Mickey Mouse, Elmo, and Tintin? Belgian cartoonist Georges (Herge) Remi’s famous comic character launches a study of primary and secondary source material and the impact these sources have on storytelling. Class members also examine the...
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Vietnam 1945 - 1975 :The 10,000 Day War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Each phase of the Vietnam War is fully developed and defined in terms of political cause and effect and social action. Phase one covers the onset of the war in 1945 through the French defeat at Dienbienphu. Phase two discusses American...
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University of  Wisconsin

Teaching Things Fall Apart in Wisconsin: A Resource Guide for Educators

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
“There is no story that is not true, . . .” And uncovering the truths in Things Fall Apart is the focus of a 68-page resource packet designed to provide instructors with a wealth of materials that enhance understanding of Chinua Achebe’s...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

The Argument of the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When in the course of a course on historic American events, it becomes necessary for learners to examine, with decent respect, the Declaration of Independence, it becomes evident that there are six separate and equal parts of that...

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