Ruby Bridges 1st Grade Timeline Cut and Paste FREEBIE! This would be great review after your study about Ruby Bridges or Black History Month. You can use this for centers, seat work, or early finishers.

Three branches of government worksheet, for students to fill in information on each branch.

This lesson examines Native American sovereignty and the Constitutional power granted to the president and the Senate to make treaties with foreign nations. The site presents the Treaty and related documents, including a photograph of the Indian leader, Spotted Tail. Explanatory text, materials for teachers, and links to further resources accompany the documents.

Students love to do Color by Number, and this activity is an engaging way to cover many facts about the government of the United States. A passage, color by number activity, and answer key are included.

This PowerPoint was created to go hand in hand with Florida Studies Weekly series. It goes with week 1 for first grade. It is about American symbols, Labor Day, and comparing our American Flag with the first American Flag. Common Core and Standards based.

Social Studies Bulletin Board These printable pages will help you create a beautiful, inspirational bulletin board for your students to enjoy all year long! Be sure to follow my store! Just click the "Follow Me" star! Check out this blog post for materials, directions, and advice: Social Studi...

Color-N-Read Mini Books are created for preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. These lyrical, up-lifting, and educational mini books make great morning work, center activities and unit additions.

This "State Capitals of the USA" freebie includes 3 fun worksheets for Alaska (largest state), Rhode Island (smallest state) and Georgia (my home state!). Each activity aims to build and strengthen the following skillsets for Pre-K thru 1st Grade students:1. Trace it-Spelling and Penmanship.2. Find ...

Task Cards are a fun way to review important Social Studies concepts! This set has 30 task cards designed for "end of the year" second graders. Why use Social Studies Review Task Cards: Research tells us that concepts need to be reviewed frequently, or the brain will not remember ideas that have been taught. These cards review important basic Social Studies concepts so that these ideas will go into the long term memory.

This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government and cross-curricular connections.

This lesson plan introduces students to Thomas Edison's life and inventions. It asks students to compare and contrast life around 1900 with their own lives and helps students understand the connections between the technological advancements of the early twentieth century and contemporary society and culture.

SPARK takes a look at textile artist, weaver and teacher Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, who constructs histories of indigenous and non-indigenous conflict through her works on exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art. This Educator Guide explores the history and traditions of textiles in various cultures, as well as the US/Mexican border.

One of the most compelling novels of the twentieth century, Beloved by Toni Morrison has been read in classrooms across the country since its publication in 1987. The novel follows Sethe's escape to freedom, the murder of her child, and her difficult psychological journey as she copes with her past as a slave.  As both an historical account of the experiences of slavery and an insightful novel about a supernatural ghost, this text is ideal for upper level high school students and students in AP programs.

This lesson presents documents pertaining to the treaty that brought an official end to the Mexican-American War. Materials for teachers and links to other resources accompany the documents.

This is a self-service online workshop for teachers who use primary documents to help students see the impact and ongoing relevance of the Constitution. It requires little advance preparation and provides everything needed, including a vocabulary list, document analysis worksheets, and historical documents -- John Marshall's Supreme Court nomination (1801), proclamation to New Orleans (1803), Lincoln's telegram to Grant (1864), Johnson oath photo (1963), and more.

U.S. History I covers the chronological history of the United States from before Discovery through Reconstruction.

The High School United States History MI Open Book takes students on a journey through the final chunk of U.S. History first started in fifth and continued in eighth grades respectively.

From CK-12, U.S. History Sourcebook - Advanced covers U.S. history from Colonial America through World War I. This book provides high school U.S. History teachers and students with sets of primary and secondary sources about important topics. Some teachers will use it as a supplement to a traditional textbook. For those looking to leave the textbook behind entirely, it will provide a course with basic structure and continuity, and will reduce the burden of finding new primary sources for each class meeting. However, it is not yet comprehensive enough to meet the coverage requirements of, for example, an Advanced Placement test.

From CK-12, U.S. History Sourcebook - Basic covers U.S. history from Colonial America through World War I. This book provides high school U.S. History teachers and students with sets of primary and secondary sources about important topics. Some teachers will use it as a supplement to a traditional textbook. For those looking to leave the textbook behind entirely, it will provide a course with basic structure and continuity, and will reduce the burden of finding new primary sources for each class meeting. However, it is not yet comprehensive enough to meet the coverage requirements of, for example, an Advanced Placement test.

This is a US Symbols quiz I created for Kindergarten to assess if students can identify The National Anthem, The Pledge of Allegiance, The Eagle, and The American Flag. This meets the standard Kindergarten History K.3. The teacher will need to play two different songs (one for A and one for B) for ...