In this lesson, students will explore the concept of perceptives by looking at the story of Red Riding Hood from the points of view of Red Riding Hood and the wolf.

This is an activity which has the students interacting with a primary source document dealing with the annexation of Hawaii. This document is a petition against the United States against annexation in both Hawaiian and English.

Students can plan the first attempted flight around the world in 1924. They will have to map out the route, plan what items they will carry, and deal with problems which will develop during the voyage.

Students can take the role of a Tuskegee Airmen who has to protect a set of bombers. It also discusses the issues of discrimination which the airmen faced.

Students will work or in learning teams to design and build a cardboard ship bow using Makedo tools to transform their desk or a copy paper box into a pirate ship for the classroom museum. Students will research historic North Carolina pirates including Blackbeard using multiple print and digital texts to prepare a written entry for their exhibit.Family and other classes will be invited to view the museum.  Students will share their experience with the Design and Engineering Process through class discussion and by publishing a digital record of the DEP on Seesaw.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson about equal protection and the 14th amendment. Students then answer an advanced placement style document based question. There is a teacher answer key at the end of the lesson.

Students will analyze ads from two presidential campaign years. In the process, they will learn how ads reflect their historical context while also addressing themes and concerns common to most modern presidential campaigns. Students will be able to explain how key historical figures have exemplified values and principles of American democracy.

This article explains Portuguese motives for exploring Africa in the 15th through 17th centuries. Motives included access to commodities and a faster means to South Asia. In addition, religion played an important role in Portuguese exploration of Africa.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Pottawatomie v. Earls and the 4th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

Students will learn about the cultural traditions of the Pueblos by studying their pottery.

This article examines the events in Czechoslovakia known as the Prague Spring. It includes causes and effects of the period and a comparision chart to the Hungarian uprising. At the end of the article, there are reflection questions and a quiz for students to assess their knowledge.

In this activity, students can explore the history of the peopling of America through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eight questions included in this segment cover topics such as American Indians, British colonists, slavery, westward expansion, and immigration. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This lesson is about how people come to America. The lesson will help students see that their personal stories are part of American history by comparing their experiences with those of immigrants in the past.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, A Growing Nation. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - A Growing Nation student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

In this activity, students will view and analyze oral histories of naturalized citizens. Through interpretation of the interviews, they will develop a better understanding of recent naturalization experiences. Each oral history includes not only the record of the interview, but also incorporates an object that belongs to the informant.

In this lesson, students analyze a comic book about Martin Luther King Jr..

In this lesson, students examine photographs comparing a classroom for white children with a classroom for African American children.

In this lesson, students can learn about Congress through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eleven questions included in this segment cover topics such as the bicameral nature of Congress, the number of representatives in each house of Congress, and the process of getting elected to either house of Congress.
This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This lesson is about the roles and powers of the legislative branch of the United States government. Students will be asked to do their own research to further explore their representatives in Congress.