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The 1930s and The Great Depression Hands-on American History Elementary Lesson Plan
Jul 28, 2025 Hands on American History Lesson Plan on America in the 1930s and the Great Depression This is the 34th lesson in a series of 35 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History. This lesson focuses on the 1930s: the Great Depression and the New Deal. I used this plan while teaching a…
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Roaring Twenties (1920s) Hands-on American History Elementary Lesson Plan
Jul 27, 2025 Hands-on American History Lesson on 1920s, the Roaring Twenties This is the 33rd lesson in a series of 35 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History. This lesson focuses on the Roaring Twenties. I used this plan while teaching a 45 minute history class for children in Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grades.…
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Immigrants Coming to America Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary Children
Jul 26, 2025 Hands-on American History Lesson Plan on Immigrants Coming to America from 1820-1930 This is the 30th lesson in a series of 35 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History. This lesson focuses on immigrants coming to America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I used this plan while teaching a…
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Reconstruction Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary Children
Jul 26, 2025 Reconstruction Lesson Plan for Kids This is the 29th lesson in a series of 35 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History. This lesson focuses on Reconstruction, focusing on George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington. I used this plan while teaching a 45 minute history class for children in Kindergarten, 1st,…
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US History Civil War Party & End of the Year Review Game
Jul 26, 2025 American History End of Year Review Game & Class Party Ideas This is the 27th lesson in a series of 27 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This was the last class of the year and includes a quiz game to review the year, a Civil War themed class…
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Civil War Battles Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary
Jul 26, 2025 Major Civil War Battles Lesson for Kids This is the 26th lesson in a series of 27 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This lesson focuses on the major battles of the Civil War. I used this plan while teaching a 45 minute history class for children in Kindergarten,…
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Civil War Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary
Jul 26, 2025 Abraham Lincoln & the Civil War Lesson for Kids This is the 25th lesson in a series of 27 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This lesson focuses on Abraham Lincoln, the Southern States (Confederate States of America), & the soldiers of the Civil War. I used this plan…
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Abolitionists and Women’s Suffragists Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary
Jul 26, 2025 Abolitionists & Women’s Suffrage Lesson for Kids This is the 24th lesson in a series of 27 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This lesson focuses on abolitionists like Sojourner Truth and women’s suffragists like Susan B. Anthony. I used this plan while teaching a 45 minute history class…
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Underground Railroad Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary
Jul 26, 2025 Underground Railroad Lesson for Kids This is the 23rd lesson in a series of 27 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This lesson focuses on the Underground Railroad & Harriet Tubman. I used this plan while teaching a 45 minute history class for children in Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd…
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American Industrial Revolution Hands-on Lesson Plan for Elementary Children
Jul 26, 2025 American Industrial Revolution Lesson for Kids This is the 22nd lesson in a series of 28 hands-on lessons covering U.S. American History through 1865. This lesson focuses on the American Industrial Revolution & Transportation: Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Erie Canal, & Transcontinental Railroad. I used this plan while teaching a 45…