Lesson plans for teachers provides a variety of teacher created lesson plans using primary sources from the American Memory collections - from the Learning Page, The Library of Congress.

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers. Sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society Introduction The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope. This is a resource that teachers of United States history can use to incorporate our rich social and ...

The Civil War era is one of the most critical and fascinating in our nation's history. The following lesson plan for an upper elementary unit on the Civil War contains links to other Internet sites that can provide valuable cross-curricular materials for you and your students.

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students create timelines and papers that explore the long route women traveled to receive the right to vote - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres.

The Age of Imperialism: An On-line History. This history unit covers United States expansionism around the turn of the century, with many links to related sites on the Net.

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students develop albums that reflect a thesis about leisure time in the United States between 1900 and 1950 - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres.

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students explore the era of legalized segregation - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres ...

This project focuses on the contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy to the U.S. democratic society. Specifically, how Native American cultures influenced the Founding Fathers' ideas about democracy, governmental structures, rights of the individual, and public good. The project presents primary sources for students to use as tools of investigation.

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students analyze issues related to industrialization and reform by exploring sheet music, they also create original lyrics and song covers that reflect the Progressive Era - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres ...

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home An Analysis of Jim Crow Laws and their Effects on Race Relations by Jennifer Blue Contents of Curriculum Unit 96.01.01: Narrative Lesson: Mock Segregation Lesson: Literature Link Lesson: How Does One Dismantle Or Alter Unjust Laws Lesson: Why Dr. King Is A Hero Teacher s Bibliography Student Bibliography Materials To Guide Entry First grade is a magical ...

As the Sun Sets, So Do Our Ways; by Skip Lowry, multi-media. Some traditional ways set during the darkness of the Gold Rush, but they return to us because their value is beyond gold. Copyright Skip Lowry 1999. To learn more, Click Here ...

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students conducting interviews, based on a theme, with people in the community, collecting their life histories and tells the stories of individuals in the community during the mid-twentieth century - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres ...

The flags are provided by http://www.yahoo.com) Sanitary Commission By Kimberly Erickson Welcome to this site. The focus of the site is the Sanitary Commission. The Sanitary Commision began in the United States June 9, 1861. To find out more information about the Sanitary Commission click on the seal below. The Sanitary Commission seal is from the website http.www.netwalk.com/~jpr/ Click on the ...