1627 american-history results | sort by:
return to subject listing
Day of Service - U.S. Government
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), civil rights (119), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Teachers looking for a meaningful way to honor Dr. King might find this approach attractive. Share the Why Serve link with your class and discuss how serving can change their lives. Why not come up with a class community service project to do in honor of Dr. King?You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
March on Washington Lesson - PBS Newshour
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (168), civil rights (119), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
This lesson plan is ready to use and easy to follow! The extension activities offer some excellent higher order thinking questions. After sharing video footage with your students, why not project one of the extension activities on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create a blog answering the questions in the extension activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Citizen King - PBS Online
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): 1960s (26), africa (168), african american (109), black history (56), civil rights (119), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Share the interactive videos clips and timelines on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Use this site for research about the civil rights movement or the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Nobel Lecture - Nobel Foundation
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), civil rights (119), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Since this speech (document) is so lengthy, why not break it down into several lessons. Have students dissect the words of King. What still holds true in the 21st century? What has changed?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Seattle's tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. - Seattle Times
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1960s (26), africa (168), african american (109), civil rights (119), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Check out these free study guides, perfect for your MLK Jr. celebration or even Black History Month. Have students respond to the "thinking questions" by creating a journal entry or blog written by King. Share the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Words through Diamante Poetry - Sharon Webster / NCTE
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): martin luther king (36), poetry (219)
In the Classroom
This lesson plan is ready to go, includes interactive elements, and is even linked to national standards. English class and history class can team up on this lesson and discuss the poetry and history behind King's magical words.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Famous Quotes of Martin Luther King, Jr. - wikiquote
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), black history (56), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Share these quotes with your students around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The quotes can also be used throughout the month posted for reflection or read aloud. Have students rewrite the quotes in their own words.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Martin Luther King, Jr.- American Civil Rights Leader - Lucidcafe: Library
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), black history (56), martin luther king (36)
In the Classroom
Use this site for research about this great Civil-Rights leader. Share the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Dissect the speeches together with your students. Discuss America during King's time versus America in the 21st century. Have the class participate in a discussion via a wiki all about the speech that you share and how it had an impact on today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Causes, Conduct and Consequences of the U.S. Civil War - Univ. of Pennsylvania
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): civil war (144), lincoln (84), primary sources (93)
In the Classroom
Share this site with your students while researching the Civil War.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Monitor - Lincoln's Secret Weapon - Nova
Grades
5 to 12In the Classroom
Share the interactives on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have students work in cooperative learning groups to try some of the science experiments at this site. Challenge students to create fictitious blog entries (written by Lincoln) about what they learn at this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
This Day in the Civil War
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
While it's short on pure education, there's a wealth of spice here that could liven up a Civil War unit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Civil War Time-Line - A Nation Divided - The History Place
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site for research about the Civil War. Have cooperative learning groups research various battles of the Civil War. Or have students create their own interactive timelines using a tool such as Timeglider, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
The life of Abraham Lincoln - History Place
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): emancipation proclamation (12), gettysburg (26), gettysburg address (18), lincoln (84)
In the Classroom
Have students recreate their own "Lincoln timeline" highlighting one are of Lincoln's life and legacy. Have students work in cooperative learning groups to create interactive timelines using a tool such as Timeglider, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Raising the Hunley
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site during an "Unsolved Mystery" units with gifted student. Share the photos and "tour the Hunley" using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students investigate the Hunley in cooperative learning groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Abraham Lincoln Online - Abraham Lincoln Online
Grades
K to 12tag(s): lincoln (84)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these ready to use classroom resources. There are lessons available for grades K-12. Use this site to share the speeches of the famous president. Have students dissect the words of one of the speeches, break it down into "today's language."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Lincoln, Douglass, and Black Emergence (Literature and Politics, 1840-1865) - Yale University
Grades
10 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site for research about the Civil War. Have students investigate the site independently and then create a multi-media presentation (of their choice) to share the topic they have researched.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), civil war (144), lincoln (84)
In the Classroom
The site could be the basis for dozens of lesson ideas, as well as an ideal starting point for a research paper. Have students view authentic letters from Abraham Lincoln on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Challenge students to write a letter (or a blog) in response to Lincoln's letter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Colonial Williamsburg Interactive - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): colonial america (107), colonization (15), handwriting (16), williamsburg (12), writing (365)
In the Classroom
Students may be paired or work individually to explore the activities found at this site. Make sure your computers are fairly fast or the games may be too slow to use.To spice up a writing lesson or add interest to a writing center, have students send colonial postcards, via email (or blog), to classmates. Content of messages may require extra supervision. A safer way to send messages to fellow classmates would be to use the Colonial Card Creator where the students must print out the card, then handwrite their message in the cards. A printer needs to be accessible for the card creator. Older students can explore the interactive draft of the Constitution on an interactive whiteboard or projector.
Be sure to include this one on your teacher web page for students to continue to access from home.
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center - Harriet Beech Stowe Center
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Have students compare Harriet Beecher Stowe to a powerful woman (of their choice) of the 21st century. Challenge students to create a wiki between Harriet Beecher Stowe and the woman that they learned about from today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Toys and Games Timeline - History Channel
Grades
5 to 12In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students further research some of their favorite toys and learn the science (in addition to history) of how some toys work. Why not bring in some of these famous toys that students might not be familiar with?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
Close comment form