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Resources/Collections of History Lesson Plans
History from the Educator's
Reference Desk
Seventeen high quality lesson plans on a variety of topics
for grades 5-12. For other
lesson plans from this source, see
US History
and
State History Lesson Plans
Mr. Donn's Pages
Excellent source for lesson
plans regarding
ancient, U.S., and world
history
National Archives and Records:
Teaching with Documents Lesson
Plans
Wonderful teaching activities
and lesson plans
based on primary documents in the
available online. Lessons are
correlated to national standards for
history, civics, and government.
Mrs. G.'s American
History Page
Need some
help with your American History
class? If you do, you'll certainly
find it here. This site offers an
entire
year of lesson plans for 8th grade
U.S. History (Colonialism
through the War Between the States)
plus information on classroom procedures,
using your textbook, grading,
classroom management, and a wealth
of other topics.
Engaging Students in American
History
Many lesson plans for a variety
of grade levels.
The Northeastern Wisconsin Teaching
American History Program
A "teacher's toolbox" with
many lesson plans and resources for a variety
of topics from their 2003, 2004, and 2005 seminars.
See also
Wisconsin Historical Sociwty Lesson Plans.
The
History Teaching Institute at Ohio State
Lesson plans for both European
and United States history.
History
Channel Home Page
History Timelines
An excellent history resource. Scroll down the page for timelines
and history
resources in a variety of areas.
Old News
An archive of vintage newspaper articles! A great way to
spice up a history lesson.
The History
Place
An excellent resource.
HyperHistory Online
Another excellent history resource.
Lesson
Plans
from the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame and Museum
Many high-interest lesson plans for a variety of grade levels.
Quite a few
integrate music and history.
Eye Witness to History
A well-indexed collection of first-hand accounts (diaries,
newspaper interviews,
etc.) of historical events.
An excellent resource for
history lesson plans.
National
History Day
Information and teaching ideas from the National History
Day Program. See also
National History
Day in Minnesota.
What is History?
A 5th-grade lesson plan from Houghton Mifflin Social Studies.
History of the Local Community
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 teaching about local and
state history. For other state and
local history lesson plans,
see
History: Up Close and Personal
(grades 9-12),
"Promote A City" Posters
(grades 5-7), and
Built Environment Artifacts
(grades 6-12).
Using Oral History: A Model
Lesson
This lesson presents social history content and topics through
the voices
of ordinary people. It draws on primary
sources from the American Memory
Collection, American Life Histories,
1936-1940.
History Encyberpedia
An online history encyclopedia.
Today in History
Lists events that happened
on every date of the year.
Great way to start
your class!!
Crossroads K-16 History Curriculum
U.S. history lessons for
all levels. Click on the
level you want.
Elementary History Lesson
Plans
K-5 lesson
plans from the Crossroads Curriculum.
Houghton-Mifflin:
A More Perfect Union
Lesson plans for 8th-grade US history..
Women in World
History
Curriculum
An interactive site with lesson plans and resources documenting
women's history.
Herstory: An Exhibit
Great site for women's
history.
Black History Quest
Links to many sites on Afican-American history and African
Americans. See
also the
Black History Pages.
Collecting, Preserving, and
Researching History.
Access historical documents
from the Library
of Congress.
Teaching with Historic Places
From the National Registry
of Historic Places.
Click here
for a chronological index
of available lesson plans.
American Dreams Through the
Decades: A WebQuest
Investigate the American
dream on-line.
A Curriculum
of United States Labor History for
Teachers
Ten lesson plans complete with handouts covering labor history
from the colonial
period to the present.
Children's' Literature and
U.S. History
Good source for lesson
plans and children's books
integrating literature
and history.
World History Lesson Plans and Resources
See also European History,
Ancient History,
Middle Ages,
Renaissance,
and
Explorers.
World History Lesson Plans
Links from
Pro Teacher.
Mr.
Donn's World History Lesson
Plans and Activities
Scroll down the page to find the world history lesson plans.
World History Lesson Plans
A long list of lesson plans from The Educator's Reference
Desk (formerly Ask ERIC).
Women in World
History
Curriculum
Biographies, reviews of classroom resources on women's history,
and 7 lesson
plans.
World
History Archives
A collection of online documents.
The Amazing
Magnificent Colossal Cruise
Through Time and History
Pick a time period and take the tour!
Images
from
History
Images from the history of world art and archeology.
Historica
Teachers Resources
Lesson plans and resources on Canadian history and culture.
The Canadian Social Studies Super Site
This annotated list of web sites for canadian
social studies teachers should also be useful for U.S. teachers
and students.
Retanet: Resources
for Teaching About the Americas
Over 65 lesson
plans pertaining to Latin America,
the Caribbean, and culture
studies.
Colonial Mexico
Great site for information
on 19th century Mexico.
Mexico
Links to many lesson
plans on Mexico and Mexican
history.
Mexican
History
Timeline
Annotated timeline with links regarding specific events
and individuals.
See also
History
of Mexico
for a wealth of information.
The Heritage of Cuba and Puerto
Rico
A four-lesson unit.
Early African Kingdoms
A 4th-grade lesson plan.
What is Currency? Lessons
from Historic Africa
Three lesson plans for grades 3-8.
Appreciating Freedom: An End
to Apartheid in South Africa
A 2nd-grade lesson plan.
South Africa: The Day the
Apartheid Ended
A lesson plan for the primary or intermediate grades.
Desmond Tutu
A 6th-grade lesson plan on this famous South African.
Africa: Communicating Values
and History through Masks
An early elementary lesson plan
in which
students create
an African style mask that depicts
a value or character trait that is
important in their community.
K-12
Educational Resources - Africa
Resources and units for teaching about African culture and
history from the
University of Wisconsin.
Exploring the Middle East
- Hands-On Approaches
Three lesson plans developed
during the 2002 Yale-New
Have Teachers Institute.
Middle East: Water and Life
An interdisciplinary 10th-grade
lesson
plan.
The U.S Recognition of the
State of Israel
An excellent lesson plan
using historical documents available from the National Archives.
Middle East
WebQuest
See also
A Quest for
Peace in the Middle East WebQuest
and
Exploring
Peace in the Middle East.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
Classroom Simulation
An excellent 7th-grade
activity.
Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict
Extensive background information as well as instructional
strategies and activities
organized chronologically.
Gandhi: Essay Assignment
An assignment for 10th-grade complete with a scoring rubric.
Ask Asia Lesson Plans
A wonderful collection of lesson plans for Asian history
and culture. See also
Asian
Multicultural Timeline
for a comparison of the history
and cultures of the Japan,
Korea, and China.
Modern Asian History
A 15-day unit for 9th or 10th grade.
Feudal Japan and the Geography of Japan
A 5th-grade lesson plan.
Japan and the West: A Comparison
A lesson in which students compare specific historical periods
in Japan, the
United States and Europe.
Japan: Past and Present
Lesson plans and resources from Mr. Donn.
Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American
Culture
Activities in all curricular areas.
Golden Legacy Curriculum
A Chinese historical and cultural project.
Genghis Khan
Information and lesson ideas from National Geographic. See
also
Mongolian
Museum.
In
Celebration
of the Silk Road
A web-based activity for grade 6.
Belief systems Along the Silk Road
An interdisciplinary lesson plan for grades
6-12.
Hong Kong Betrayed?
Activities and discussion questions related to the transfer
of Hong Kong from British control
to The Peoples Republic
of China.
A Time of Kingdoms and Dynasties
A Korean history lesson plan for grades 6-8.
Korea-Japan Wartime Relations
A lesson plan for grades 6-12.
Korea's Involvement in World War II
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 from Ask Asia.
European History Lesson Plans and Resources
Simulation
of the Trial
of Martin Luther
An AP history activity.
King
Arthur
An Internet-based lesson plan. See also
The Legend of King Arthur,
an Internet-based high school
lesson,
King Arthur's
Family Tree,
another high school lesson
plan using the Internet,
King
Arthur Webquest,
a grade 10 activity, and
Where
in the World is Camelot?
for one more high school lesson
plan. For information on
British royalty, go to
The Royal
Palace.
Industrial
Revolution
An activity-based lesson plan on the Industrial Revolution
in England. See also
Child Labor and the British
Industrial Revolution
and
Life in Britain During the
Industrial Revolution
for information and links
to many resource sites.
Suite
101:
Modern British History
The 19th and 20th centuries.
Victorian Web
The ultimate source for anything and everything Victorian,
including history,
religion, philosophy, science,
and literature.
Witnesses
to Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years' War
A high school lesson plan from Edsitement.
Philosophical Ideas
and the French Revolution
A high school lesson plan. See also
Is Freedom Really Free? A Closer Look at the French
Revolution
for a 6th-grade unit in pdf formant
from Core Knowledge.
Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution
A high school lesson plan from PBS.
The
French Revolution: "Those who have and those who have not"
A 9th-grade lesson plan from LearnNC.
French
Revolution
A high-quality secondary lesson plan from the
History
Teaching Institute at Ohio State.
Pathfinder for the French
Revolution: Simulation of the
Trial of Louis XVI
An Internet-based activity for junior high.
French
Revolution and Napoleon
A web-based lesson plan.
Napeleon Becomes a Man of Destiny
A lesson plan for grades 7-12 using the PBS video.
Napolean
A leson plan for grades 6-8 from Discovery Education.
See also
Napoleonic
Guide: The Trial of Napoleon
Bonaparte.
July Crisis: Can You Stop
the Great War?
An activity-based high school lesson plan on the European
events that led to the start
of WWI.
The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles
A secondary lesson plan from
Edsitement.
See also
Treaty of Versailles Simulation
and
Treaty of Versailles 1919.
Virtual Library: German History
An extensive set of resources with chronological, geographical,
and topical information.
German History - All Facts
and Events
A very good resource. See also
Who Wants to Be A German Historian?
for a German history quiz.
Germany and America in the
20th Century: An Annotated Timeline
An annotated timeline with links to sites providing information
on individuals
and events of significance to Germany
and America during the
20th Century.
The Berlin Wall Information
Scavenger Hunt
A Webquest for a high school
German class.
Rebuilding the Peace: The United
States Post World War II
A high school lesson on efforts to rebuild Europe
following World War II. See also
George
Marshall Exhibit Teaching Activities.
Forced to Flee
A lesson plan about the Irish Potato famine for grades 6-8.
See also
Reasons for Irish Immigration: Potato Famine.
Russian Revolution
A high school lesson plan from Discovery Education.
Road to
Russian Revolution
Another high school lesson
plan from Discovery Education.
The
Russian Revolution
Links to resources for Russian history
Joseph Stalin and the Industrialization
of the USSR
Background information, a timeline,
and a worksheet. See also
Russian History Links
Many links.
The Spanish Inquisition
A great deal; of information
and teaching activities from
the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
National Archives Learning Curve: Spanish Armada
A lesson plan based on original documents. See
also
The Spanish Armada.
Prehistory Lesson Plans and Resources
Prehistory Links
Links to sites related
to the stone age.
Three Stone Ages
A lesson plan for grade 7 from the Educator's Reference
Desk.
Life in the Stone Age: The Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
A 10th-grade unit in pdf format.
The Life and
Times of Early Man
Activities from Mr. Donn.
Ancient Cliff Dwellers
A lesson plan from
Reading a-z.com
using this
book
about the people who inhabited the area that is now
Mesa Verde National Park from prehistoric times to the present.
Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures
A K-2 lesson plan from Edsitement. See also
Cave Art
for another elementary lesson plan.
Early Humans Wanted! Poster Project
A 6th-grade lesson plan in which students make a "wanted"
poster for an early hominid.
Neanderthal
A leson plan for grades 6-8 from Dicovery Education.
Cro-Magnon Cave
Painting
An interdisciplinary lesson plan.
Land Bridge Theory of Migration
A 4th-grade lesson plan on this theory of how the first humans
entered North America.
Though the lesson plan is
designed for teaching about the
early history of Wyoming, it could
easily be adapted to teaching about the
history of other states. For similar lesson
plans, go to
The Earliest Americans and their Environments
and
Canada's
First Peoples.
For background information,
go to
Canada's First Nations: Antiquity,
Who Were the First Americans,
Trekking Across
Our Land,
and
Lake Agassiz: The
Ultimate Fishing Spot?
Teaching the Mammoth Mystery
An elementary lesson plan from the
Wisconsin Historical Society
using an interactive Web site.
Mammoth: Witness to Change
A similar lesson plan; this one's from the
Iowa Historical Society.
The Mystery of a 5300 Year Old Man
A lesson plan from CNNfyi.com that includes an accompanying
article.
The First
Humans, 3500 B.C.
Students Web activities, chapter overview, self-check
quizzes, and an interctive tutor from Glencoe World History.
Human Evolution
A high school lesson plan from Discovery Education examining
the evolution of the human species.
Ancient History Lesson Plans and Resources
Need a video or an online activity
to supplement your ancient
history unit? Take a
look at what
Social Studies School Service
has to offer.
Mr.
Donn's Ancient
History
Great source for lesson plans on many topics related to ancient
history.
Ancient & Classical Cultures
Everything and everyone from Aztecs to Vikings.
Internet
Ancient History Sourcebook
Great source containing
hundreds of local files as well as links to source
texts throughout the net.
Exploring Ancient
World
Cultures
An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of
the ancient and medieval
worlds, this site provides
information about the Near East,
India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome,
Early Islam, and Medieval Europe.
Ancient Civilizations
Theme Page
Links to resources and lesson plans. Scroll down the page
to find the lessons.
Ancient Civilizatios
An extensive WebQuest
complete with a scoring rubric.
Daily
Life in Ancient Greece
Learn about life in ancient Greece.
Daily
Life in Ancient Rome
Find out what the ancient Romans did all day!
Lessons
and Links for Teaching About
Ancient Rome
From the authors of the above two sites.
Mr.
Donn's Lesson
Plans for Ancient China
Two extensive and well-developed lesson plans for grade
6. See also
Daily Life
in Ancient China
for an additional resource
from Mr. Donn and
The Daily Gazette Ancient
China
for a WebQuest.
Six
Paths to China
Six web-based activities for learning and teaching about
ancient China.
Trading in the Silk Road Cities
A lesson plan for grades 6-12. See also
Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads
and
Treasures of the Silk Roads.
Ancient Israel
A sample unit complete with lesson plans from Heart of Wisdom's
Unit Study
Curriculum
Create an Egyptian Exhibit
A 6th-grade lesson plan in which students learn about artifacts
from ancient Egypt. See also
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt
Another sample unit complete with lesson plans from Heart
of Wisdom's Unit Study
Curriculum.
Egyptian Symbols and Figures: Scroll Paintings
A K-2 lesson plan from EDSITEment.
Ancient
Egypt
A collaborative thematic unit for the primary grades. See
also
Ancient Egypt WebQuest.
Neferchichi's Tomb
Lesson plans and information on ancient Egypt, including
a lesson plan on
writing
with hieroglyphs.
Guardian's Egypt
Take a cyber tour, print a map, learn about the Sphinx, etc.
Indus
Valley Geography Civilization
A 9th-grade cooperative learing lesson ancient India. See
also
Daily
Life in Ancient India
and
Production in the Indus Valley.
Aztec Mythology
A unit for grades 4-5. See also
The Ancient Aztecs,
which provides a timeline,
scavenger hunt, crossword puzzle,
and much information.
Aztec Folk Tales
Web-based activities for junior high. See also
The Ancient Aztecs,
which provides a timeline,
scavenger hunt, crossword puzzle,
and much information.
A Classical Mayan News
Report
A high schjool lesson
plan in which students learn about Mayan
city-states and what archaelogists can tell
us about an ancient civilization. See also
Civilization of the Ancient
Maya
and
SCORE Teacher Guide: Mayan Folktale.
Mayan Civilization
A Webquest for grade
7. See also
Ancient Maya WebQuest,
Maya Adventure,
and
Daily Life in the Maya
Empire.
Collapse:
Why
Do Civilizations Fall?
Interesting, activity-based site on the fall of ancient civilizations.
Middle Ages Lesson Plans and Resources
Middle Ages
A long list of lesson plans and units from Mr. Donn's pages.
Middle Ages
A K-5 lesson plan.
Medieval Feasts
A 3rd or 4th-grade lesson plan using
Aliki's
A Medieval Feast.
Europe in the Middle Ages
A unit for the intermediate grades.
Mythical, Magical, Magical Middle Ages .
. . Not!
A 4th-grade unit from
Core Knowledge.
See also
Gargoyles, Black Death, and Scary Music
and
Faire Time, Middle Ages Come
to Life
for other 4th-grade units
from this organization.
Medieval Life: Squires, Maidens
and Peasants
An elaborate 7th-grade unit from
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
Where in the World is Camelot?
A high school lesson plan.
Feudalism in Japan and Europe
A webquest.
The World in the Fifteenth
Century
An elaborate unit.
1066: The Norman
Conquest
School Site
An online activity complete with worksheets and quizzes.
The Crusades
and the Rise of Islam
Concise information from
Mr. Dowling's Electronic
Passport.
See also
Letters from the Crusades.
The Black Plague
A hands-on simulation! See also
Bubonic Plague Role Play (grades 5-7)
and
Great Plague Key Skills Activity
Be a Viking!
A 3rd-grade unit. Go to
Core Knowledge,
and scroll down the page for
other similar 3rd-grade lessons.
The Vikings: Sea Raiders,
Land Raiders
A lesson plan for grades 6-8. See also
Viking Discoveries
for a high school lesson plan from this same source.
Viking Voyagers: Navigating Online
An Internet-based lesson plan for grades 6-8 from Read-Write-Think.
Vikings in Vinland
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 from the
NY Times Learning Network.
See also
Vikings in America.
Vikings Lesson
Plans
This site from
Vikings Network Ireland
does not provide lesson plans
as we would write them in the
US, but rather offers five sets
of information that could be used
for lesson planning or as resources
for students. See also
BBC-Vikings-Lesson Plans.
Eyes on . . . Viking Explorers
A "Teacher Page"
with information for a high school
unit.
Genghis Khan
Information and lesson ideas from National Geographic. See
also
Mongolian
Museum.
Mogul Empire
An elaborate high school unit.
Renaissance Lesson Plans and Resources
Renaissance
Theme
Page
Links to many lesson plans and resources.
Click here
for other "theme pages" from
CLN.
Renaissance Connection
Eleven middle-grade lesson plans on the Renaissance
for a variety of subject areas.