WORKSHEETS
Read about Rosa Parks, and explore the related activities to learn more about this civil rights activist.
Explore the issues surrounding school desegregation in the United States in the 1950s.
Read about Ralph Bunche, and explore the related activities to learn more about this important statesman.
Expose students to four great baseball players: Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio.
Read about two accomplished women physicists: Rosalyn Yalow, who explored how isotopes could be used in medicine, and…
Read about E.B. White and assign the related activities to help students learn more about the beloved author of…
Share the story of Jack Kerouac, and assign the related activities to help your students learn more about this literary…
Introduce your students to two inventions that changed America: Jif Peanut Butter and WD-40.
Introduce your class to Frisbees, Hula Hoops, and Barbies – all toys from the 1950s.
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1950s.
Share the story of Pelé, and assign the related activities to help your students learn more about a legendary soccer…
Read about Louis and Mary Leakey, and explore the related activities to learn more about the two renowned…
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1950s.
Learn interesting facts and figures about the United States in the 1950s.
Learn about the formation of the Peace Corps, and explore a suggested activity to extend learning.
Explore key political and economic issues of the 1960s.
Explore the details of the life and accomplishments of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States.
Explore the details of the life and accomplishments of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.
Students compare two presidents: Lincoln and Kennedy.
Distribute a chart that provides details about the United States presidential elections of 1960, 1964, and 1968.
Share the story of Betty Friedan's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of…
Learning to tie a variety of knots could prove useful in any number of situations.
Students explore measurements that are used by sailors on oceans and waterways.
Students research and write about Polynesian culture.
