1. National Museum Of American History: Virtual Exhibitions The sites listed here tell a variety of stories about America's past, from the StarSpangled Banner to submarines to the Sixties. an interactive timeline of selected graduates, exploratory activities, and multimedia features such as a virtual tools used to teach math across american history, from the 1800s to http://americanhistory.si.edu/ve

The sites listed here tell a variety of stories about America's past, from the Star-Spangled Banner to submarines to the Sixties. They also chronicle the evolution of the Web itself, from the Museum's earliest online efforts (found towards the bottom of the list), to today's more sophisticated sites. We also invite you to learn about our online collections or see what exhibitions are currently on view at the museum. Marking the 50-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that helped to end segregation in public schools, this site examines the Brown v. Board of Education case and shows why it represented a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. Learn about the history of segregation and meet the key players who fought to legally overturn it. The site includes a bibliography, resources for teachers, and a Reflections area where visitors may tell their own stories. Recommended: Windows Media Player or Real Player Recommended: Flash Windows Media Player or Real Player View the custom-built kitchen from chef Julia Child's Cambridge, Massachusetts home as reconstructed at the National Museum of American History. Visitors to the site can explore all corners of the kitchen with a special panorama feature and look behind the scenes at a selection of Julia's kitchen tools and equipment. In addition the site is generously peppered with audio and video clips of Julia sharing her kitchen wisdom. To learn the behind-the-scenes story of how the Museum acquired this morsel of culinary history, be sure to also visit the preview site

2. Teacher Resources- Lesson Plans Created to assist educators as they use the american Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture. The site provides tips and tricks for using the american Memory collections, as well as frameworks,activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. It will be useful to lifelong learners of all ages. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/index.html

The Library of Congress W hy does each region of the United States have its own distinct flavor? How did the diverse cultures of its people create the American West? Students use documents from the American Memory collections to explore these questions in Images of Our People: A Patchwork of Cultures. This is just one of many teacher-created and classroom-tested lessons found in the Lesson Index. Use these resources to learn more about constructing lessons with primary sources: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom Lesson Framework The Historian's Sources Media Analysis Tools Lesson Index By Theme, Topic, Discipline or Era By Title A - G H - P R - Z The Library of Congress ... Contact us Last updated 11/12/2003

3. Culture & Change: Black History In America This index page links to several different sites that can be used to teach Africanamerican history. Each link from this page leads to a different series of sites such as those on Rosa Parks, own http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Customer Service Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with our interactive timeline. Use this interactive timeline to learn more about African-American history and nominate the men and women who really made a difference. Listen to a History of Jazz . Wynton Marsalis will tell you more through words and sounds! Read the transcript of the student interview of Grammy Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis, Jazz Musician (Courtesy of Keith Major) Research Starters: Alabama and Civil Rights in the 1960s Enter to win a signed copy of Marie Bradby's IRA Children's Choice Winning book, More Than Anything Else! Scholastic News: Martin Luther King Jr. The Legacy of a Leader Our America: Civil War TM Read our var SA_Message="IC=Scholastic-Teachers-Online Activities-Learning_Activities-Black_History"; var SA_ID="scholas;scholas";

4. American Cultural History - 1960-1969 Kingwood College Library. american CULTURAL history. 1960 1969 were adapted for the activities which took place in them first teacher allowed to teach pregnant (and showing) in Clear http://www.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/contracts/lrc/kc/decade60.html

FACTS about this decade. Population 177,830,000 Unemployment 3,852,000 National Debt 286.3 Billion Average Salary $4,743 Teacher's Salary $5,174 Minimum Wage $1.00 Life Expectancy: Males 66.6 years, Females 73.1 years Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000 An estimated 850,000 "war baby" freshmen enter college; emergency living quarters are set up in dorm lounges, hotels and trailer camps. Kingwood College Library AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY T he sixties were the age of youth, as 70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers and young adults. The movement away from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in revolutionary ways of thinking and real change in the cultural fabric of American life. No longer content to be images of the generation ahead of them, young people wanted change. The changes affected education, values, lifestyles, laws, and entertainment. Many of the revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today. Metacrawler Yahoo INDEX Fashion and Fads Education Music T he purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the 1960s. In a very small way, this is a bibliographic essay. While there is no way we can link to everything, we have attempted to find areas of special interest and to select information that we hold dear today - movies we watch, songs we sing, events that move us, people we admire.

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7. Preschool Black History Activity Theme I teach Head Start and we celebrate important African american figures in american history. Try using......Black history activities, African american, lesson plans, songs, rhymes, crafts and games for preschool children. childhood education Black history activities and lesson plans for http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm

P r e s c h o o l Black History Theme Activities for Teachers of Young Children Early childhood education Black history activities and lesson plans for teachers of preschool children. You'll find action rhymes, songs, art and crafts, a game, a skit and even a rap song in this theme that enhances curriculum and celebrates the contributions of African-Americans. E-mail Gayle to include your favorite Black History activity. Print this Theme Preschool Black History Activities Black History This preschool and kindergarten song is from Marilyn G . who says, "E xemplify unity through song and help children understand that even though we may be different, we are the same in many ways. Send Dr. Martin Luther King's message to others." Description: This is a song but it could be learned as a poem. It was written by a former preschool teacher, Esther Yost , of Ann Arbor,Mi., about 15 years ago: I have a dream, said Martin Luther King We're gonna make that dream come true. Let freedom ring, said Martin Luther King

8. Social Studies School Service Black History Index Internet exercises, reproducible lessons from activity books, and reviews of special materials that present exciting ways to bring Africanamerican history into your classroom via the Web. to help you teach students about the noted writers, reproducible activities for selected works African american studies, including cultural and sociological studies, history, art http://socialstudies.com/feb/blackhistory.html

New to Our Catalog Grades K-6 Grades 4-9 Grades 7-12 ... Affirmative Action See Africa and Amistad for related material Black History Articles/Features DVDs Samples From Activity Books Featured Web Site Brown v. Board of Education : 50th Anniversary April 2004 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Social Studies School Service carries a variety of excellent materials to help you teach students about the background to Brown, the case itself, and its aftermath: Separate But Equal (video/DVD) The Road to Brown (video/DVD) Stride Toward Freedom (reproducible unit) Brown v. Board of Education : Landmark Supreme Court Cases (hardback) Brown v. Board of Education : Supreme Court Cases Through Primary Sources (hardback) (video) You are the Supreme Court Justice (hardback) Save time and money by downloading reproducible activity books directly from our Web site. For more information on getting started, go to our eBooks page to browse available titles. The Civil Rights Movement (Print version $16.95, eBook $13.45

9. American History Curriculum Links Below are just two of their well made activities Black Pioneers Using Oral history To teach Another outstanding online lesson from the Library of Congress' american Memory Project http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/American_bookmarks.html

Social Studies Curriculum Links American History Resources Cross-Era Resources Pre-Revolution The Revolution The New Nation ... Post War Foreign Policy General American History Resources African American History Africans in America Resources from the PBS series includes documents, essays, and teacher's resources. American Memory Collections at the Library of Congress The American Presidency American Treasures from the Library of Congress American Visions Companion to the PBS series on American art Ask a Historian A web site of the National Park Service that connects students or teachers directly to historians via e-mail. Must have e-mail capabilities. Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web California Heritage: Digital Image Access project Thousands of digitized photographs from the historical archives of Bancroft Library of UC, Berkeley. CLnet CLnet is an emerging digital library on Latinas/os in the United States Color Landform Atlas of the United States Click on a state (such as Maryland) to see a map from 1895 Digital Images of Radicalism An astounding collection of FREE pictures, documents and posters from various America protest movements housed by the University of Michigan. Search by alphabet or topic.

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donations archives newsletter contact ... FAQ''s June 6, 2004 Text Size: A A A Departments Breaking News Features HNN Blogs Hot Topics ... Log In Teacher's Lounge Archives Classroom Lesson Plans: Helping Teachers Teach History Below are links to sites specifically designed to help teachers use the Internet in designing courses in history. Please feel free to send us other links we should post. Just drop an email to the editor. Note: Descriptions of the sites are taken from the sites themselves. THE SYLLABUS FINDER The Syllabus Finder : This site, run by George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, features an automated search tool that locates relevant syllabi on any topic. The Syllabus Finder scans the largest database of history syllabiover 11,000 and growing dailyin combination with a powerful Google-based search of thousands of others on the web. You can compare courses at different universities, see how widely assigned a specific book is, or use it to plan your own course. (Authors: You can use it to find out how widely assigned your own book is.) FOR K-12 TEACHERS The New York Times Learning Network: This site is geared towards students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents. Teachers can access daily lesson plans for grades 6-12, as well as quizzes built around NYT articles. Previous lessons are available in the archive and in thematic lesson plan units. Teachers can also use News Snapshot, aimed for grades 3-5, to explore current events through New York Times photos and related questions. The site also provides them with the latest education news from the newspaper.

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No Related Topics Found Get More! Subscribe to ED newsletters Provide Feedback with our online survey. Find Programs Office Title ... Archive Select a Topic Accountability Achievement Gap Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School Flexibility International Ed Learning Resources Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology What Works Advanced Search About ED Offices Publications ... File Viewers Teaching American History Grant Program Purpose Funding Status Eligibility Applicant Info Resources ... Office of Innovation and Improvement Home Purpose CFDA Number: Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants The Teaching American History Grant program is a discretionary grant program funded under Title II-C, Subpart 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of the program is to support programs that raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American history. The program supports competitive grants to local educational agencies. The purpose of these grants is to promote the teaching of traditional American history in elementary and secondary schools as a separate academic subject. Grants are used to improve the quality of history instruction by supporting professional development for teachers of American history. In order to receive a grant, a local educational agency must agree to carry out the proposed activities in partnership with one or more of the following: institutions of higher education, nonprofit history or humanities organizations, libraries, or museums.

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14. African American Studies Toolkit: History teach about United States history and culture. The site provides tips and tricksfor using the american Memory collections, as well as frameworks, activities, http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/history.html

Beyond Black History Month The African American Studies Toolkit Email Created 2/1/02 - Updated 1/14/04 Contents Reference Online Reference Offline FAQ ... Elementary Subject Areas: History Language Arts Music Visual Arts ... Back to AfroAmericanHeritage.com Proud to be named School Library Journal's Site of the Week for 12/17/02! Recommended by NEA Today January, 2003. Kathy Schrock's " SOS Web Site of the Week " **Please help support this site at no cost to you! Learn how Please acknowledge AfroAmericanHeritage.com if you use these resources. History General (Across Eras) Web Sites : Online history exhibits, audio collections and links to topical resources. Quizzes and Black History Month activities for students Lesson Plans: Sites with collections of history-related lesson plans and activities Individual lesson plans are listed below in the Historical Eras Curriculum guides, general reference and surveys, biography. Videos : Most include guides and student activities. Teacher Support : Includes National History Day, Discussion Groups

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Project Members: Home Contacts North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Duke University ... East Carolina University North Carolina Museum of Art North Carolina Museum of History Learn NC North Carolina State University North Carolina Museum of History Project Members: Tom Belton A native North Carolinian, Tom Belton was born in the small town of Mt. Airy in Surry County; a birthplace he shares in common with actor Andy Griffith. He attended public schools in Raleigh and received BA and MA degrees in American history from North Carolina State University. Since 1979 he has been employed at the North Carolina Museum of History where he currently serves as curator of military history. He has written numerous articles for various museum publications along with book reviews for the North Carolina Historical Review. He served as team leader for the Museum of History's exhibit, "North Carolina and the Civil War" and is currently working on a book to be published jointly be the museum and the Historical Publications Section of the Office of Archives and History on the Civil War flag collection in the North Carolina Museum of History. Jackson Marshall Jackson Marshall, a native North Carolinian, is a research historian at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his sixteen years with the museum he has served as chief curator, head of collections management, head of design, and as administrator for planning. Since his return to historical research and writing Marshall has taught American history in the Encore Program for Continuing Education at N. C. State University, has written numerous historical articles, and has produced several educational video programs. He is the author of Memories of World War I: The North Carolina Doughboy on the Western Front, published by the state Division of Archives and History in 1998. His professional activities include annual trips to France and Belgium to walk and study the battlefields of the First World War. He received a B.A. and M.A. in history from Wake Forest University.

17. English Course Descriptions A great variety of activities teach the basics of literature, oral communications isa teamtaught class combining study of american history, literature, art http://ehs.eureka.wodfrd.k12.il.us/Departments/english_courses.htm

EHS Home CUSD140 Home English Offerings Basic Composition Freshman Literature Reading Model English World Literature ... Journalism Basic Composition (top of page) Course Length: 1 semester Course Level: Prerequisites: None Through daily writing assignments, the student builds skill at writing a longer essay. Many choices of topics are offered, and student discussion is encouraged. Using the library for research and study of vocabulary and grammar are also included. A student completing Basic Composition will have basic organizational and writing skills for his/her ideas. The student will be able to write clear paragraphs in various patterns, and organize essays two to five paragraphs long, appropriate for various audiences. Freshman Literature (top of page) Course Length: 1 semester Course Level: Prerequisites: None This course involves the study of literature involving the study of four types of literature: Short story, novel, drama, and poetry. A student completing Freshman Literature is expected to recognize various types of literature and to analyze that literature on a literal level and, with help, on a symbolic or figurative level. Reading Model English (top of page) Course Length: 1 year Course Level: Prerequisites: Recommendation by eighth grade language teacher and reading test scores This course gives students with reading deficiencies a different approach to language skills that is designed to improve reading.

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Homeschool Stuff for Homeschool Folks A D V E R T I S E M E N T - Please support our sponsors! History Home Ready, Set, Teach! : History Search: the entire directory only this category Links: Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia is a seventh gradeWorld History/World Geography unit designed to be used by both students and teachers. It is designed in such a way that it can be used by students as an educational resource supplementary to the traditional social studies textbook, or it can be used by teachers in order to attain important vocabulary terms, vocabulary exercises, a study guide, an example quiz, hands-on activities, and final unit evaluations. http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html (Added: Fri Aug 29 2003 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It BBC Walk Through Time From BBC, unit studies about the Roman, Viking, Tudor, Victorian times and the 1950s http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/teachers_index.shtml (Added: Wed Aug 13 2003 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Liberty's Kids Teaching activities and plays to perform as you teach about the Revolution. http://pbskids.org/libertyskids/parentsteachers.html

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Home Map Tool Themes Teachers Welcome Teachers! Teachers' Guide to TBH Teaching with Standards Lesson Plans ... Please Evaluate Our Site Lesson Plans Listed below are lesson plans currently available as Adobe PDF files (you may need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader ). Check this site frequently for new additions. In addition, there are two five-day Unit Plans available. Lessons focus on family history, using primary sources, map-making and map analysis, graphing population, analyzing artifacts, and doing archeology. Language Arts Social Studies Math/Science Art Language Arts Download PDF Archeology of the Future This lesson has two parts that teach 11 vocabulary words suitable for middle school and above. In Part 1 students describe four artifacts from an imaginary archeology site and make inferences based on this evidence. Part 2 is a charming crossword puzzle to reinforce vocabulary. Either part works great alone too! download Archeology 2500: Texano Weapons Students work in small groups to write a creative, descriptive report about a "mystery" artifact. Hypothesis building and creative writing suitable for upper elementary and above.

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The American Flag Grade Level: Elementary (PreK-5) Estimated Time: Varied Lesson Overview: Teach your students about the American Flag, including its history, what the symbols represent, and the proper way to display it. Discuss how the American Flag has played a part in recent events. Then choose one or more of the American Flag activities for wearing, sharing, or displaying. Related National Standards from McREL Knows the history of American symbols (e.g., the eagle, the Liberty Bell, George Washington as the "father of our country," the national flag) Understands how people in the local community have displayed courage in helping the common good (e.g., volunteering in unique situations including earthquakes, floods, and fires) Materials: An American Flag See Individual Activity Ideas The American Flag History The first official national flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. It is widely believed, but not confirmed, that Betsy Ross sewed the first American Flag. The flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 original colonies.

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