Columbus Day Activities	Lesson Plan
Arts and crafts, language activities, poetry, songs and fingerplays. http://www.theholidayzone.com/columbus/index.html Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. WebQuest/Timeline	Lesson Plan
Work through the student-created timeline to find answers to the questions. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5 • Rating: 7  Votes: 14   Rate It

Early Explorers	Lesson Plan
This lesson gives studends knowlege about Early Explorers. NOTE: These printable PDF pages require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/199explorer.pdf Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Johnny Appleseed Day Research Activity	Lesson Plan
Students research, then create a holiday for a special person. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1587.shtml Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Lesson 1: The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year in America	Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year in America http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/u3g2l1.... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Lesson 1: What Was the World of the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims Like around the 1620s?	Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: What Was the World of the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims Like around the 1620s? http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-2... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Lesson 1: Why Did the Plimoth Settlers Celebrate Thanksgiving?	Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Why Did the Plimoth Settlers Celebrate Thanksgiving? http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-K... Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Lesson 2: Life at Plimoth Plantation	Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Life at Plimoth Plantation http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-1... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Lesson 2: The Wampanoag Indians Helped the Pilgrims	Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: The Wampanoag Indians Helped the Pilgrims http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-K... Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Lesson 2: Who Were the Settlers of Jamestown?	Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Who Were the Settlers of Jamestown? http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-2... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Lesson 3: What Were the Indians Like That Occupied the Land around Jamestown?	Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: What Were the Indians Like That Occupied the Land around Jamestown? http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/u3g2l3.... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Great Civil Rights Leader, & Rosa Parks Played an Important Role in His	Lesson Plan
Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Great Civil Rights Leader, & Rosa Parks Played an Important Role in His Work http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/1l1.ht... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Pioneer Games	Lesson Plan
Students will be introduced to games that date back to pioneer children and will improve certain skills. http://eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Physical_Education/Games/GAM0003.htm... Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They?	Lesson Plan
Students graph the presidents' ages at inauguration. Who was the youngest president? the oldest? http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2089.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

Thanksgiving & Clothing	Lesson Plan
Objectives: People have the same basic personal needs, such as clothing and food; Indians used the natural resources around them to meet their needs; Identify the Wampanoag as the Indians who helped the Pilgrims. http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Th... Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Thanksgiving : The Mayflower	Lesson Plan
Students will be able to identify what a pilgrim is and what it was like to travel on The Mayflower. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/441.shtml Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Thanksgiving Friends	Lesson Plan
Why we are thankful for what we have and what makes us thankful. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/308.shtml Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Thanksgiving Quilt	Lesson Plan
Students create their own quilt square showing what they are thankful for and assemble into a class quilt. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/442.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2   Rate It

The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Lesson Plan

The student will be able to: 1. understand that long after the Civil War was over many African-American people were not allowed to do things that everyone else could do. 2. recognize the importance of some leaders that emerged to help encourage African- American people to struggle for the freedoms they were entitled to. http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/2l1.ht... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Three Ships for Columbus Book Activity	Lesson Plan
A list of activity ideas for Columbus Day and the book. http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/t/threeshipsforcolumbus.html Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Who Was George Washington?	Lesson Plan
The student will be able to: 1. recognize George Washington as a leader and first president of the United States. 2. recognize some of the many ways we remember and honor George Washington. http://eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit4/u4kinl1.htm Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Who Was Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.?	Lesson Plan
The student will be able to: 1. recognize Martin Luther King Jr. as a great leader who worked to get equal rights for all people. 2. understand Martin Luther King Jr.'s hope that all people could live together without prejudice. http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/kl1.ht... Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Women in History: Main Page	Lesson Plan
Students will gain a general knowledge of notable women in various fields, the contributions of women in history, and an understanding of the changes in the lives of women from past to present. http://www.op97.k12.il.us/instruct/IArts/women/index.html Grade Level(s): K, 1-2   Rate It