U.S. History |
| Item |
Description |
| Acrostic Form: Bill of Rights (elem) |
Acrostic writing activity where the first letters of every line spell "Bill of Rights". Great for a poem or short essay. |
| Book Report Form: Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution (elem/upper elem) |
Book report form to accompany "Shhh! We're Writing The Constitution" by Jean Fritz. |
| Book: Coming on Home Soon (primary) |
Review vocabulary from Jacqueline Woodson's beautiful book about a lonely girl, her grandmother, and a stray kitten, all waiting for Mama to come back from her work up north. |
| Bookmarks: Civil War |
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| Coloring Book: Pioneer theme |
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| Comprehension: Ellis Island 1 - The Early Days |
Oysters, pirates, and ammunition... this fact-filled reading comprehension traces the history of the island from its early days to 1892, when it became an immigration station. |
| Comprehension: Revolutionary War 1 -- Bunker Hill Bravery |
A reading comprehension about the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the import of the Continental Army. |
| Comprehension: Thanksgiving in 1621 (upper elem) |
This reading comprehension lesson provides information about the "first" Thanksgiving. |
| Comprehension: The Gold Rush (upper elem/middle) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension, with discussion-provoking pre-questions, and excellent vocabulary building. |
| Comprehension: Wampanoag Tribe (upper elem) |
One of three lessons about East Coast tribes on our member site, this two-page reading comprehension is reviewed with a writing prompt. |
| Crossword: "First Settlements" (upper elementary) |
[member-created with abctools] Can be used with or without "History Pockets, Colonial America" by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Section on: First Settlements |
| Crossword: "Homes and Villages" (upper elementary) |
[member-created with abctools]
Book: "History Pockets, Colonial America" by Marc Tyler Nobelman. |
| Crossword: "Introduction to Colonial America" (upper elementary) |
[member-created with abctools]
Supplements the book: "History Pockets, Colonial America" by Marc Tyler Nobleman Section: Homes and Villages |
| Did You Know? Lewis and Clark |
Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about Lewis and Clark. |
| Did You Know? Native Americans |
Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about Native Americans. |
| Did You Know? Pilgrims (b/w) |
Three printable cards with graphics to color and lines for writing facts about the Pilgrims. |
| Maze: Pioneers 2 (easy) |
Help the boy catch fish. |
| Maze: Pioneers 3 (hard) |
Help the girl get eggs. |
| Poster: Constitution Preamble |
The text to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. |
| Sign: Lewis and Clark |
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| Sign: Native Americans |
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| Timeline Form |
Use this form for any timeline project. |
| Unscramble the Words: Native American Tribes |
Unscramble the 23 Native American tribes. |
| Word Search: Native American Tribes (elem) |
Find the 10 Native American tribe names in this mainland-US shaped word search. |
| Word Search: Pennsylvania |
Find the Pennsylvania-theme words from "colony" to "William Penn" in this rectangular word search. |
| Word Wall: Spanish Explorers |
23 Spanish explorers. |
| Writing Prompts: Ellis Island |
"Imagine you are in line at Ellis Island. What are some of the things you are thinking about?"... These seven writing prompts (available both with lined and illustrated paper or all on one page for students to answer in their own journals) are a fantastic enhancement to our Ellis Island materials. |
