The Dust Bowl: Lesson for High School History
The Dust Bowl is one of the most iconic events of the Great Depression. This lesson explores the event, using different media to bring it to life for …
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The New Deal: High School History Lesson
This lesson plan is activity-based and is designed to make students responsible for mastering important facts and concepts surrounding the New Deal.
Continue ReadingCauses of the Great Depression: Stock Market Crash & Fallout - High School Lesson Plan
This lesson will promote student understanding of the economic causes of the Depression. It simulates the rollercoaster of emotions that investors …
Continue ReadingThe Vicious Cycle of the Great Depression: FDR & More - High School History Lesson
This lesson clearly illustrates some of the differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt in dealing with different problems caused by the …
Continue ReadingProhibition & the Scopes Trial: Traditions Under Attack in the 1920s - High School History Lesson
Issues of Evolution being taught in schools and prohibition were some of the hot topics of the day. Learn how the Scopes Trial and banning of alcohol …
Continue ReadingRacial Tension in the 1920s: High School History Lesson
Racial tension exploded during the 1920s with the resurgence of the Klu Klux Klan, segregation laws being challenged and lynching an all-too-common …
Continue ReadingImmigration During the 1920s: High School History Lesson
What would life have been like as an immigrate to the United States during the 20s? Or, how would you, as an American-born citizen, have felt about …
Continue ReadingHigh School Social Studies Unit for World War I - A Series of Five Lesson Plans
Take your social studies students back in history to the beginning of World War I as well as to the entrance of the United States into the war with …
Continue ReadingPrimary Sources on Nat Turner & John Brown: Incidents Leading up to the Civil War Lesson Plan
Lincoln faced many challenges as he became president in 1861. Arguments about slavery, secession and states rights had been bubbling up for years. …
Continue ReadingSongs of the North, the South and Slaves: High School History Lesson
In this lesson, students will listen to and analyze popular music from Abraham Lincoln’s day. Listen to Negro spirituals as well as songs that …
Continue ReadingExamining the Issue of Secession from all Sides: Primary Sources, Prose & Poetry
Bring the issue of secession alive to students by introducing them to primary documents, prose and poetry on the issue. In this lesson, students will …
Continue ReadingUsing Letters Written by Abraham Lincoln & Robert E. Lee to Teach History & Literacy: High School Lesson
Although any time of year is good to teach about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, February is especially suitable as we celebrate Lincoln’s …
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