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Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) Educator Guide

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Duration:

30 minutes

Date Posted:

2/19/2020

With and without the vote and throughout American history, young people have been a force to be reckoned with as they take action and stand in support of the issues that matter most. In 2020 this legacy will continue; 22 million young people will be eligible to vote in American elections for the

Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) video series

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media

Duration:

45 minutes

Date Posted:

2/19/2020

Becoming US

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities, Worksheets

Date Posted:

2/7/2020

Becoming US is a new educational resource for high school teachers and students to learn immigration and migration history in a more accurate and inclusive way. The people of North America came from many cultures and spoke different languages long before the founding of the Uni

Head to Head: History Makers

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

4/16/2018

Head to Head invites students to think deeply about how American history has been shaped in countless ways by people in different eras and from diverse backgrounds. The learning begins with the guiding question: Who changed America more?

Objects of History: Woman Suffrage

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media

Duration:

30 minutes

Date Posted:

2/24/2020

The videos support the 2019 National Youth Summit where the following question was discussed: Are the tactics used by suffragists to fight for political power still effective? To play all of the videos on YouTube, visit the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bksxsSc1TmQ&list=PLZxSSLX6InCQ7

What Will You Stand For? Video Discussion Guide

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities, Worksheets

Duration:

02.32 minutes

Date Posted:

10/26/2018

Throughout American History, young people have led, influenced, and defined the outcomes of our elections and politics. By organizing, lobbying, advocating, protesting, and voting, young voices supply our democracy with a never-ending source of fresh ideas, concerns, and hopes. This tradition con

What Will You Stand For? Video

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities

Duration:

02.32 minutes

Date Posted:

10/23/2018

Educator Guide for World War I: Lesson and Legacies

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

3/19/2018

In honor of America's entry into "The War to End All Wars" in 1917, World War I: Lessons and Legacies explores the war and its lasting impact and far-reaching influence on American life. From the Great Migration to the 1918 flu pandemic and from the unionizat

The Suffragist Educators' Guide for the Classroom Videos

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

3/15/2018

Through a set of three classroom videos, examine the actions taken by suffragists in 1917 as they fought to win the right to vote. Students will meet Rebecca, a historical character from Takoma Park, Maryland, who

The Suffragist

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

3/1/2018

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History presents a filmed version of its on-the-floor program, The Suffragist. This set of three classroom videos examines the actions taken by suffragists in 1917 as they fought to win the right to vote. Students meet Rebecca, a histo

Brown v. Board of Education

Author:

James Takach

Reading Level:

High School

Genre:

Non Fiction

Accounts of African-American's civil rights struggle from the Civil War to present.

Caesar Rodney's Ride The Story of an American Patriot

Author:

Jan Cheripko

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

The story of Caesar Rodney, who was determined to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Clean Getaway

Author:

Nic Stone

Reading Level:

Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED. Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession. It holds history, memories

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

Author:

Kay Winters

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Different colonial Bostonians introduce themselves through Kay Winter's poems or free-verse vignettes that describe their work and their feelings about the current political situation on December 16, 1773. The poems are enhanced by historical notes and a glossary.

Coming to America: The Story of Immigration

Author:

Betsy Maestro

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School

Genre:

Non Fiction

An illustrated chronology of immigration over the course of American history.

Crow Chief

Author:

Paul Goble

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

The Native American folktale of the hunt for buffalo.

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Author:

Derrick Barnes

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

Awards:

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every