In this lesson students will learn about the major events and nature of the Atlanta Campaign (May- September 1864) by using maps, stereographs, primary and secondary sources, and excerpts from …
Understanding the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War Using Maps and Stereographic Images Read More
Elementary and middle school textbooks and state social studies curriculum frameworks rarely mention international or foreign trade beyond the slave trade. As textbooks and curriculum frameworks focus on slavery, trade …
Oman, Andrew Jackson, and trade: Early United States diplomatic efforts to establish international trade and commerce worldwide. Read More
In this lesson, students will explore the influences of the Mayflower Compact and determine importance of the compact. The class will partake in a discussion about the people on the …
The Mayflower Compact and Its Creators Read More
In this lesson, students will analyze maps that depict the world’s old view of the Earth. Students will be able to investigate the differences between historic maps and modern maps, …
Filling in the Map: Exploration and Growth of Knowledge Read More
At the age of six, Ruby Bridges became a Civil Rights activist, as she was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana. In order to get …
Ruby Bridges: Kids Are Heroes Too Read More
The right to vote has not always been a right for everyone in America. Voting rights have changed over the last 200 years for many. In the lesson, students will …
Voting in America Read More
By organizing maps of Mississippi in chronological order beginning in 1817 to 1839, elementary students will develop an understanding of the growth of Mississippi shortly after its induction into statehood. …
Mapping Mississippi Read More
This lesson, taught to 3rd graders, explores the journey to create and fly the first heavier than air plane using primary sources. The students complete the lesson by synthesizing primary …
The Wright Brothers: First Flight Read More
For many of our students, The Statue of Liberty may resonate as nothing more than a statue; however, she symbolizes some of the values that we value most as Americans …
The Statue of Liberty: A Symbol of the United States Read More