Marble Making History Lesson Plan a Pioneer Craft
This history lesson plan is as fun as it is educational. American history students will enjoy exploring the pioneer world using a hands-on method of …
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History Lesson Plan on Pioneer Homes
American history students may be surprised to learn how the pioneers lived. This history lesson plan reviews the homes of the pioneers and there is an …
Continue ReadingPioneer Foods History Lesson Plan
This history lesson plan explores the various foods that were eaten by those who lived in the pioneer world. History students will enjoy learning …
Continue ReadingBook Review & Ideas For Using "The Killer Angels" to Teach About the Battle of Gettysburg in Your History Classroom
The Killer Angels is a riveting novel that imagines what it must have been like for the Confederate and Union officers during the Battle of …
Continue ReadingAn Early Man Lesson Plan For High School Students
History is often a subject from which students feel distanced. Early man, prehistory and evolution are topics that can compound this sense of …
Continue ReadingA Fun Mummy Lesson Plan for Elementary or Middle Schoolers
A lesson plan about mummies of Ancient Egypt, looking at the Ancient Egyptian process of mummification and why it started in the first place. It is …
Continue ReadingAssigning a Project on The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria
This will be the last lesson on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Here we will learn about the lighthouse of Alexandria, which is located in …
Continue ReadingTeach Students About Allusion in Literature - And The Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. After this lesson plan students will know of the rich history behind Rhodes …
Continue ReadingWWII Creative Activity -- Writing and Producing a Newspaper
The World War II newspaper project is a creative way to show researched information in a news writing format. This lesson includes research, news …
Continue ReadingThe Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Lesson Plan: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
In this lesson we will look at The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Students will learn about the geography of Turkey, historical figures during this time …
Continue ReadingThe Hanging Garden of Babylon Lesson Plan: Good for Grade 5 & Up
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was a magnificent structure which was built by King Nebuchadnezzar. Why did he build these and are the gardens really …
Continue ReadingPersona Journals are Creative Activities for World War II Lesson
Students will research a type of person who was affected by WWII and then write a fictional journal discussing what this person may have experienced. …
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