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Three Coffles Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read about the slave trade in primary source documents. They discuss differences and commonalities in experiences. They write prose or poetry from the point of view of one of the figures from the reading and create a...
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Barbara Jordan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the contributions made to our country by Barbara Jordan. They read and discuss the books "The Sneetches" and "Building a Bridge," write journal entries, participate in a discrimination simulation, create a class...
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore psychology by answering gender study questions. In this sexuality lesson, students discuss the stereotypes often referred to men and woman and what the truth is about their characteristics and abilities. Students...
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Using Effective, Evocative Writing as a Model

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the author's style to learn techniques for strengthening their own writing. They re-read "Music in the Fields" and highlight images that create vivid pictures in their minds-places where Young "shows, not tells" and...
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Famous Women and Human Rights

For Teachers 4th
Student identify a famous woman who has fought for a human rights cause. They research the woman and identify the cause she fought for. They organize and display information about their famous woman on a poster.
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History: New England Indian Wars

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils research English and Indian battles in New England. Working in groups, they examine the Bloody Brook Massacre and the falls fight. After completing battle summary worksheets, hold a class discussion to review the findings.
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Activating Background Knowledge

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a Venn diagram illustrating characteristics of the past versus characteristics of the present. They discuss the past and present and compare their Venn diagrams.
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EARLY GREEK TIMES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Athens and Sparta and make a list of what was acceptable and not acceptable for men and women during this time.
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Pocahontas (Matoaka)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how Pocahontas contributed to the people of Jamestown. They relate her actions to the core democratic values. They also infer about the effect of her actions.
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Gender-based Temperance Reform

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the Temperance Reform Movement. In this primary source analysis lesson, 11th graders use the provided analysis sheet to analyze the contents of the article "Advice to Young Women and Young Men," published in...
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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the gender equality of past civilizations. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use history books to determine which of the ancient Greek City States was the most equitable concerning gender....
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Woman Reporter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month lesson, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
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World War II: Causes and Consequences

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine Hitler's occupation of Europe and the Allies' efforts to fight it.  In this World War II lesson, 10th graders examine how World War II changed American society, especially for women.  Students analyze a...
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The Progressives

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Progressive Era worksheet, students review a chapter as they read 10 descriptions identifying who or what is speaking, respond to 4 short answer questions, and explain a historical theme regarding this time period in United...
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Latin American Colonial Diary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the class systems of New Spain. In small groups, they create a five-day diary about the family life, food, occupation, and government involvement of an assigned personality from the time of Colonial Latin America.
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What do they want? Critical Perspectives on the 1960's in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners determine that history is a field of study that can help them understand themselves and the people around them. By reading sources by and about people with many of the same interests and concerns that they have and learning to...

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