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Classroom Resources

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

11

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

College Career & Civic Life (C3)

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

5

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

College Career & Civic Life

License Type

Custom

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Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

1

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

College Career & Civic Life

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

11

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

College Career & Civic Life

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

5, 7

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

College Career & Civic Life

License Type

Custom

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Aligned Standards

Content Standard(s)

Associated Section

Overview

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

Subject Area

Grade(s)

K, 2

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

Custom

Aligned Standards

Associated Section

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

1

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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".  

Subject Area

Grade(s)

2

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

K

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

Overview

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.

Subject Area

Grade(s)

K

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Detailed Info

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

CUSTOM

Evaluated and Aligned By

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd
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