The US History Lessons:

Note: These lessons will be taught under  under the 90-minute block schedule model.
Feel free to send me ideas and opinions that can be added to this list.

Where weeks are blank in the chart below, lessons will be inserted as more information becomes available (such as availability of textbook and other materials). Many of these plans can also be found on the US Government Lesson Plan page.

 

Plan bookA planbook is now available. The schedule of lessons is subject to change.

 Here is the Interactive Student Notebook table of Contents for US History

Aug/Sept

 

Getting Started: Developing A Class Constitution 
This lesson also includes a cooperative learning activity entitled "What do You Want To Accomplish This School Year?" 
Some Cooperative Team and Class Building Activities
Creating a Preamble
Interactive Student Notebook Cover: Guidelines are available for students.
2000-2001 What is History? This lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation: Why Study History?
Chapter 1 and 2:  Why We Remember: Vocabulary on Early American Cultures

The Foundations of American Government (Remedial level) featuring a class-building vocabulary exercise.
Cause and Effect In the Confederation, Revolutionary and Constitutional Periods
New: Life In the English Colonies Submitted by Miri Rubin
Oct.

 

2000-2001: Spain Leads Europe in Conquering North America
Major Quiz/Test: Conquering North America
Planting the English Colonies: Part One
Know Your English Colonies including the activity: "Create a Colonial Flag"
Use http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html
to help with Colonial information.
This site is full of colonial links! Colonial America 1600-1775 K12 Resources
Questions on the American Revolution
Beat The Expert on The Road to Revolution
Check out: Revolutionary Reading Notes: Illustrated Notes on the Road to the American Revolution
The Road to Revolution: Part 1
The Road to Revolution: Part 2
The Road to Revolution: Part 3
Video Worksheet: The American Revolution
Revolutionary War Links
 
Nov.
 
 

 

New! Reviewing the important Historical Documents of US Government and History
New!
The Declaration of Independence

New! The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Vocabulary List for the Constitutional Convention of 1787
The Origins of American Government
Student's Vocabulary and definitions for Revolutionary and Constitutional Periods. Want to take a 15-question quiz? Here you go!
The Origins of American Government Part II: Featuring a web project entitled: You Are There: A Revolutionary On-Line Newspaper
Introduction to The Constitution
Introduction to The Bill of Rights

Video Worksheet: History of US Government
 
America In the 19th Century: Lesson Plan and Research Topics
The Project: America in the 19th Century

A quiz on Presidential History based on notes from oral presentations. Students used two web sites: C-SPAN's American Presidents and Internet Public Library's POTUS database.
Elections and the Electoral Process
Here are some excellent resources on the Impeachment Process
One great resources listed there is a lesson plan from the New York Times.
 
Dec. The Rise of Political Parties and the Election of 1800   
The Checks and Balances System (A Simulation)
The Big Box Three-Branch Review Worksheet
 
Jan. Native Americans During the 19th and 20th Centuries
Native American Writing Project Links!
The Growth of the US Map Activity and Vocabulary Matching on the early 1800s
The United States During the Early 19th Century
 
The Industrial Revolution
The Labor Movement: Vocabulary and Matching Exercise
Industrial Revolution Crossword Puzzle
 
Feb. The Progressive Era
Video Worksheet with Answer Bank: The Progressive Movement
 
Imperialism Lesson Plan Part 1: With Where In The World Is Uncle Sam?
Imperialism Lesson Plan: Part 2 With the "Beat The Pro" Activity
Imperialism Vocabulary
Imperialism Quiz (Interactive version is available)

World War I (Lecture Notes) and Matching Activity
World War I: A Flash Animation on the Alliance System
An interactive map on the geopolitical changes resulting from the Versailles Treaty
A simulation of the Versailles Conference.

The 1920s: Build Your Own Worksheet
March

April
 

The Great Depression
The New Deal
Video Worksheet on the Great Depression and New Deal

World War II

Cold War Vocabulary (Chapter 29: Why We Remember) along with "I Have... Who Has?" Review Cards

American Foreign Policy, Yesterday and Today
Here is a fully-hyperlinked version of the above lesson as it appeared in Teaching Government With The Internet, published by Zenger Media.
American Foreign Policy: Learning Stations and Class Presentations
The United Nations

May The 1950s Note Taking Chart

The Civil Rights Movement: A Web Project

 
June  US Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Millennium: With Vocab, & Filmstrip Worksheet

Class Activity: Draw an Illustration on "How Has America Changed since September 11, 2001?" Available in Word 2000 and PDF formats.

 
Here's a good website to review for your US History final exam.

From the 2000-2001 school year: A Holocaust Webquest

 

Supplementary Units:

Interdisciplinary Unit: The Beast Within
The Future of Government: Interdisciplinary Studies in Science, Literature, and Government.
Current Events: The News Discussion Page
Student Web Site: An Interactive Guide to the Bill of Rights


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