WORKSHEETS
Assemble a book that shows the expansion of United States territory from 1783 to 1959.
Learn about the construction and development of towns, past and present.
How do libraries organize their materials? Learn to alphabetize words and names.
Visit the library with your class, and use the activities in this printable to teach your students how to use a card…
ACTIVITIES
There are learning opportunities within your school building. Learn how your school functions outside of the classroom.
Learn the importance of detail and accuracy when recounting a real-life event.
What would happen if certain laws did not exist?
Students calculate how much waste they are personally responsible for and how they can reduce it. They weigh all of…
Share the story of the Reys, creators of Curious George books, and assign the related activities to learn more about…
Encourage your students to dabble in painting by mimicking the styles of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
REFERENCE
Share the story of Norman Rockwell and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a great artist.
Read about R. Buckminster Fuller, and use the suggested activities to learn more about this great architect.
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1940s.
Read about the Nuremberg Trials of officials involved in the Holocaust during the Nazi regime of World War II. Then…
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1940s.
Learn some interesting facts and figures about the United States in the 1940s.
Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1940s.
Assign writing prompts about the 1940s, and/or books that were written in the 1940s.
Distribute this overview of the key events, people, and places from 1950 to 1959 to provide ideas for projects and…
Introduce your students to the issues surrounding the "Red Scare" in the United States in the 1950s.
Explore the details of the life and accomplishments of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States.
Distribute a chart that details the United States presidential elections of 1952 and 1956.
Review with your students the milestones and issues in the development of the television and its effects on society. In…
Read about Margaret Chase Smith, and explore the related activities to learn more about this accomplished politician.
