Classroom Resources

This activity allows students to explore the positive and negative effects of the New Deal. Students will also investigate government programs and discuss to what extent the government should be responsible for taking care of its citizens.

In this activity, students research why countries declare their independence, the process for declaring independence, and declarations of independence in other parts of the Western Hemisphere. Students also focus their research on the United States' Declaration of Independence and how the American colonists' first began the process for their independence.

In this activity, students critically examine the Constitution of the United States including the amendment process, its relationship with slavery, and the structure of the branches of government. Click the Download PDF or DOC button to access additional resources for this activity including a speech from Benjamin Franklin, several letters from George Washington, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, and sections from the Constitutional Convention.

In this activity, students investigate nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement. Students uncover individuals and events that led to the end of segregation and equality as citizens. Click on the Download PDF or DOC button to access additional resources.

In this activity, students investigate the factors that may have contributed to the American Revolution. Students consider social, economic, and geographical factors. Click on the Download PDF or DOC button to access additional resources.

In this activity, students explore the meaning behind memorials and monuments. Then, students design and build their own monument.

This lesson includes a video of Eugenia Phillips, a spy for the South, and object cards with different women's roles along with women's outfits from the Civil War era. Students research various women's roles from the Civil War era, research their clothing, and gather evidence regarding its importance to their role.

This is an activity guide for using the children's book: Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jerome LaGarrigue. This is a story about the civil rights movement told by a young girl. The activity guide includes links to audio files containing songs for students to sing together and act out the emotions they hear or feel. The guide also includes lyrics.  Students can create their own "Freedom Song".  

This is an activity guide using the children's book: Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick. The book is about a little girl who sent President Abraham Lincoln a letter asking him to grow a beard. He did--and was the first President of the United States to wear a beard. Students identify President Abraham Lincoln by his beard and top hat. After reading the story, students make their own top hat.

This is an interactive learning activity about the flag that inspired the national anthem. Students can explore various hot spots on the flag to discover the history, creation, and preservation of the flag.