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Lessons & Activities
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
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
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
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
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
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Lessons & Activities
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?
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
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
Resource Type(s):
Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
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
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
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
Resource Type(s):
Lessons & Activities
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
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Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
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
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
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
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
The story of a little girl grieving the loss of her grandmother as she learns about the importance of the celebration of the Days of the Dead.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives of Richard Alle, Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Combining biographical information with illustrations and photographs, an introduction to Mae Jemison, Esteban, James Beckwourth, Jean Baptiste Pointe duSable, and Matthew Henson.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Follows five inventors: Elijah "the real" McCoy, Madame C.J. Walker, Granville Woods, Garrett Morgan, and Jan Matzeliger.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A young Chinese girl and her parents immigrate to the United States and try their best to assimilate into their San Francisco neighborhood while anxiously awaiting the arrival of their green cards.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A springtime story with insights into life on the frontier in 1854 (from the American Girls Collection).
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
This picture book tells the story of Juliette Gordon Low and her founding of the Girl Scouts. Primary source quotes are integrated into the book's illustrations to support the main narrative.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School,Middle School
Explore the world of theater with this beautifully illustrated book. This book includes insight into the people, places, occupations, and equipment of the performing arts world.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
This brief autobiography introduces readers to Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
This picture book biography introduces readers to Esther Morris, the driving force behind suffrage in Wyoming and the first woman to hold elected office in the United States.
