K-12 U.S. History Lesson Plans in the Yahoo! Directory

Age of Imperialism, The
Lesson plan in U.S. history.
www.smplanet.com/imperialism/teacher.html
Analysis of Jim Crow Laws and their Effects on Race Relations
First grade curriculum from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.01.x.html
Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Home of the Boy Who Would Be President
Lesson plan with photos and documents.
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/33jfk/33jfk.htm
Civil War, The
Lesson plan for discussing the U.S. Civil War using historical fiction.
www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html
Commemoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield (PDF)
Social studies lesson plan that uses online sources to help students understand the context and primary theme of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
cnets.iste.org/students/pdf/9-12GettysburgAddress.pdf
Curriculum of Labor History for Teachers of US History
A resource of documents and lessons for use by high school U.S. history teachers. This is put together by a group of Chicago educators.
www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm
Educator's Reference Desk: US History Lesson Plans
Collection of lesson plans based on U.S. history for use in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.
eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies/US_History
First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
Lesson plan on Eleanor Roosevelt's contributions as a humanitarian. Includes maps, readings, and images.
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/26roosevelt/26roosevelt.htm
From Jim Crow to Linda Brown
Lesson plan retrospective of the African American experience from 1897 to 1953.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/crow/crowhome.html
Harper's Weekly: The Ku Klux Klan Hearings
Teaching module featuring articles about the KKK published in Harpers between 1868 and 1871 and information on the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.
education.harpweek.com/KKKHearings/LetterToTheTeacher.htm
Iroquois Confederacy and the US Constitution
Curricular unit that looks at the influence of Native American culture on the formation of democracy in the United States.
www.iroquoisdemocracy.pdx.edu
Learning Page: Lessons
Offers a variety of American history lessons using materials from the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons
Lesson Plans Page: Black History Month
Find a variety of Black History Month lesson plans and reources for teachers to use in the classroom. Subjects include Martin Luther King, Jr., the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and more.
www.lessonplanspage.com/BlackHistoryMonth.htm
Living History Project
Provides lesson plans from American Life Histories, 1936-1940 in the Library of Congress archive American Memory.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/florida/home.html
Lynn Quinn: My Country 'Tis of Thee
Teacher's lesson guide for helping students to examine and learn about U.S. history and patriotism.
bostonteachnet.org/quinn/quinn.htm
March on Washington and Its Impact, The
Provides a lesson plan to help students understand the 1963 March on Washington and its legacy. Includes links to materials for the lesson, questions for students, and extension activities.
www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/history/dream_8-20.html
Mr. Donn's U.S. History
Features lesson plans, resources, and more on a variety of topics.
members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/American.html
NARA: Teaching With Documents
Offering reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.
www.archives.gov/education/lessons/index.html
Original Voices
Considers the perspectives of the indigenous people of northwestern California during the Gold Rush. Includes curriculum for 8th graders.
www.originalvoices.org
Riding the Bus - Taking a Stand
Lesson plan from the Alabama Department of Archives & History that helps students understand issues of segregation in Alabama in the 1950s and the place of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the Civil Rights Movement.
www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights/rights1.html
Stand Up And Sing: Music And Our Reform History
Helps students analyze issues related to American industrialization and reform using sheet music.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/sing/intro.html
Tracking Down the Real Billy the Kid
Lesson plan designed to help students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish between their factual and fictional accounts.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/billy
What Do You See? - Dictator Mortar
Lesson plan designed to help students develop links between the Civil War and American industrialization. From the Library of Congress.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/civilwar/hinesday.html
When Work is Done
Analysis of leisure time activity at the turn of the century. Includes resources for teachers and students and draws on resources at the American Memory Fellow Program.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/album/index.html
Women, Their Rights and Nothing Less
Lesson plans for grades 9-12 concerning the suffrage movement from 1840-1920.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/suffrage/intro.html