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Collection of Lesson Plans, Grades 6-12

Ableism

Understanding and Challenging Ableism by ADL

Activities for teaching after painful events

Toolbox for Care by Facing History & Ourselves

The Common Good in Times of Crisis by Facing History & Ourselves

Resources to Respond to Tragedy and Violence by Illinois Civics Hub

Tragedy & Trauma Resources by Dr. Popielarz

Day After Lesson Plan by Local Teacher Maggie Sides



Activities great for use in the beginning of the school year

My Part of the Story by Facing History and Ourselves

Lunchroom Fight by Digital Inquiry Group

Lunchroom Fight II by Digital Inquiry Group

Lunchroom Fight adapted for online 

Snapshot Autobiography by Digital Inquiry Group

Evaluating Sources by Digital Inquiry Group

Make Your Case! by Digital Inquiry Group

Getting to Know You by Morningside Center

Back to School by Facing History & Ourselves

Debating our Nation's Origins 1619 vs 1776 by New American History

Senior Prank by Digital Inquiry Group

Activities great for use in a variety of topics

Found Poems by Facing History and Ourselves

Spotify Playlist Review by @mrsbyarshistory

Africa, Various Topics

Battle of Adwa by SHEG

Modernization by C3 Teachers

Africa Enslaved: A Curriculum Unit on Comparative Slave Systems by Hemispheres

Using Swahili to Understand East African History by Eric Beckman

African Kingdoms by local teacher William Gillispie

Medieval Africa by by UCI History Project

Nelson Mandela by ADL

Great Zimbabwe by PBS Learning Media

Timbuktu: Center of Learning and Trade by PBS Learning Media

Afghanistan

The Geography of Afghanistan by NatGeo

Afghanistan: Its Geography and Development by Listenwise

Ageism

Understanding and Challenging Ageism by ADL

American Revolution

For Crown or Colony? by Mission US

American Revolution by C3 Teachers

The Stamp Act by SHEG

Boston Massacre by SHEG

Battle of Lexington by SHEG

Crime Scene in the Classroom by To Engage Them All

The King's M & Ms by Teacher Created Resources

American Revolution lessons by UCI History Project

How did the concepts of tyranny and rule of law affect American revolutionaries? by UCIHP

The American Revolution & Early Republic by PBS NewsHour Extra

Hamilton Education Program Online by Gilder Lehrman

The American War for Independence by EDSITEment

Democracy: Political System of the People by PBS Learning Media

The Revolutions by New American History

American Revolution by SHEG

American Revolution SAC by SHEG

Ancient American Civilizations

Aztec by C3 Teachers

Art of the Maya by NOMA 

The Chaski: Official Messengers of the Inka Empire

How did use and control over water affect the expansion of the Aztecs? by UCI History Project

How does the gold artistry of the Mesoamericans reveal their cultural and religious beliefs? by UCI History Project

Moctezuma's Zoo by SHEG

Inca Empire by SHEG

Aztec Teaching Resources compiled by Hayley Woodward

Exploring the Culture and Customs of the Aztec by W. Gillispie

Exploring the Culture and Customs of the Maya by W. Gillispie

The Inka Empire: What Innovations Can Provide Food and Water for Millions? by Smithsonian

The Incas of Peru by PBS Learning Media

The Mayan Empire by PBS Learning Media

Teotihuacan by SHEG

La Malinche by SHEG

Atahualpa and the Bible by SHEG

Aztec Encyclopedia by SHEG

Atahualpa and de Soto by SHEG

Anti-Semitism

Antisemitism Around the World by ADL

Deadly Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue by ADL

Antisemitic Incidents: Being an Ally, Advocate, and Activist by ADL

Apartheid

Apartheid by C3 Teachers

How did apartheid shape the experience of black South Africans? by UCIHP

Soweto Uprising by SHEG

Life under Apartheid by PBS Learning Media

Arab Spring

How Revolutionary was the Arab Spring? by UCI History Project

Archaeology

Louisiana Archaeology by Louisiana Division of Archaeology

Arab-Israeli Conflict

The Camp David Accords by PBS Learning Media

Bias, Discrimination, and Hate

Masks, Identity and Bias by ADL

What is Bias? by ADL

The Pyramid of Hate by ADL

Everyday Bias by ADL

Slurs, Offensive Jokes, and How to Respond by ADL

When Perception and Reality Collide: Implicit Bias and Race by ADL

Responding to Violence and Hate by ADL

Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.: Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Privilege, Discrimination and Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System by ADL

What is Weight Bias? by ADL

Microaggressions in Our Lives by ADL

Analyzing Hate Crimes Statistics by ADL

The Black Death

Black Death by C3 Teachers

The Black Death in Florence by SHEG

What can primary and secondary sources tell us about the black death? by UCIHP

Black History

Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Exploring the Lives of Black Women During the 19th Century by UMBC

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: 19th Century African-American Writer and Reformer by UMBC

Understanding the Great Migration by UMBC

"Will You Let Jim Crow Hold Me Back?" The Poetry and Prose of Langston Hughes by The Huntington Library

Black History and Culture by Google Arts and Culture

Black Panther Party Mixer by Adam Sanchez and Jesse Hagopian

Medical Apartheid: Teaching the Tuskegee Syphilis Study by Rethinking Schools

Debate: How Should African Americans Achieve Equality by HERB

10 Ideas for Teaching Black History Month by ADL

Black American History by Clint Smith

Black History Month Resources by New American History

Freedom's Fortress by New American History

The Black Radical You've Never Heard Of by New American History

What Candidates can Learn from Shirley Chisholm by New American History

African American Women in Arts & Literature

An Interactive Timeline: Black Activism and the Long Fight for Racial Justice

Teaching Black History Frameworks by Dr. LaGarrett J. King

Juneteenth: Symbolism, Ritual, and Meaning by Choices

Black Lives Matter

#BlackLivesMatter by Colorful Pages

Black Lives Matter, the Killing of George Floyd, and the Long Fight for Racial Justice by Choices

Black Lives Matter: From Hashtag to Movement by ADL

Let's Talk About BLM

Burma/Myanmar

Who are the Rohingya People in Myanmar? by ADL

Canada

Louisiana & Canada: Understanding Acadian Connections by Pacific Northwest Resource Center

Language and Multiculturalism in Canada by Pacific Northwest National Resource Center

The New Canadians by US DOE Pacific  Northwest National Resource Center

Census

Census Question Controversy by ADL

Central America

Central America: An Introductory Lesson by Teaching Central America


China, Various Topics

China by C3 Teachers

Imperialism by C3 Teachers

Invasion of Nanking by SHEG

China's Cultural Revolution by SHEG

Great Leap Forward China Mystery Lesson by Share My Lesson

South China Sea: Maritime Conflicts by Choices

Classroom Travel Resources: China by OneWorld Classrooms

Ancient China Lessons by UCIHP

Why did Chinese peasants embrace Communism? by UCIHP

What were the effects of the Great Leap Forward? by UCIHP

Is China's environmental crisis a threat to Communist rule? by UCIHP

U.S.-China Relations by SHEG

Civic Engagement

Introduction to Action Planning by Learning for Justice

Citizen Power Makes Democracy Work by Facing History & Ourselves

How much has the internet increased citizen participation and expanded civic society in China and the U.S.? by UCIHP

Youth Activist Toolkit by Advocates for Youth

Taking it to the Streets by Choices

SRVCE Curriculum by EDC.org


Civil Rights in the U.S.

Stepping into Selma: Voting Rights History and Legacy Today by Zinn Education Project

Civil Rights by C3 Teachers

Montgomery Bus Boycott by SHEG

Stepping into Selma by Teaching for Change

Meet Medgar Evers by Civil Rights Teaching

Warriors Don't Cry by Zinn Education Project

Murder Mystery: Shining a Light on the Story that the Newspapers Left Out by Civil Rights Teaching

History Detectives: Voting Rights in Mississippi, 1964 by Civil Rights Teaching

Choices in Little Rock by Facing History and Ourselves

Little Rock Nine by SHEG

Black Lives Matter: Continuing the Civil Rights Movement by Choices

MLK - The Dream Continued by The New York Times

SNCC Role Play by Adam Sanchez

NOLA Resistance Oral History Project by THNOC

Civil Rights Movement Photographs by SHEG

Civil Rights at of 1964 by SHEG

Greensboro Sit-Ins by SHEG

Little Rock by SHEG

Understanding the Civil Rights Movement Through the Voices of Organizations by Aimee Blachette

Coming Out of the Shadows: The Legacy of Fred Shuttlesworth by Andrea Javor

The Voice of Government During the Civil Rights Movement by Ashley Hesseltine

You've Got to Work for Power:The Rise of the Black Power Movement in SNCC by Bonnie Belshe

Boom! Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around by Carol Burkhead-Fox

Why Should I Care? by Deidre Jenkins

Lift Every Voice and Sing: Understanding the Power of Images from the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 by Erin Landvatter

Civil Rights Act of 1964: 7 Ways to 

Civil Rights Movement: The Era of Visible Resistance

"We Shall Overcome: The Evolution of a Song" by PBS Learning Media

Good Trouble by New American History

The Black Power Movement by SHEG

March on Washington by SHEG

Civil Rights Leader Mary Frances Early

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) by Landmark Cases

Civil War Era in the U.S.

'If There is No Struggle...' Teaching a People's History of the Abolition Movement by Zinn Education Project

Emancipation by C3 Teachers

The Underground Railroad by Scholastic

John Brown by SHEG

Abraham Lincoln SAC by SHEG

Civil War Photographs: The Mathew Brady Bunch by LOC

New Orleans During the Civil War by THNOC

Bailey's Dam by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Fort Sumter by SHEG

Civil War Photographs by SHEG

Vicksburg by SHEG

The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps by EDSITEment!

The Civil War Through The Journalist's Lens by PBS NewsHour Extra

Confederate Monuments and History in Public Spaces by New American History

Harriet Tubman by New American History

John Brown's Motivation by SHEG

Sojourner Truth - Advocate for Abolitionism and Women's Rights by Museums for Digital Learning

Did Everyone Cry at the Assassination of President Lincoln? by Museums for Digital Learning

Memory of the Civil War by CSPAN

Dred Scott v. Stanford by Landmark Cases

Climate Change

Climate Change by New American History

Cold War Era

Cuban Missile Crisis by SHEG

Korean War by SHEG

Speaking Freely In the Soviet Union's Autocratic Government by UMBC

A Presidential Decision - The Bay of Pigs by UMBC

Kennedy in Castro's Eyes by NatGeo

13 Days: President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis by NatGeo

Cold War lessons by UCIHP

The Cold War by SHEG

The Fall of the Berlin Wall by PBS Learning Media

1973 Chile Coup by SHEG

Iran-Contra Affair by SHEG

Cuban Missile Crisis by SHEG

Berlin Airlift by SHEG

Berlin Wall by SHEG

1973 Chile Coup by SHEG

Colonialism

How did colonialism work?  How did Africans respond to colonialism? by UCIHP

Attitudes about Colonialism in Latin America by Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies

Colonization Era of the U.S.

Pilgrims and Wampanoag by C3 Teachers

Pocahontas by SHEG

Mapping the New World by SHEG

Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion and the Spanish Mission in the New World by EDSITEment

New Orleans, The Founding Era by THNOC

Education & Culture in Louisiana During the French Colonial Period by THNOC

Louisiana & the French Colonial Period by THNOC

Los Adaes by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

King Philip's War by SHEG

Evaluating Historical Sources on Juana Briones by SHEG

Early America Inquiry Kit by PBS Learning Media

The First Thanksgiving by SHEG

Conflict

Defining Conflict by US Institute of Peace

Constitution of the U.S.

Constitution Role Play by Zinn Education Project

Great Compromise by C3 Teachers

Constitution by C3 Teachers

First Amendment by C3 Teachers

Federalists & Anti-Federalists by Digital Inquiry Group

Slavery in the Constitution by Digital Inquiry Group

Do I Have a Right? by iCivics

You Can't Say that in School? by NewseumEd

The First Amendment in Public Schools by ADL

The First Amendment and Our Freedoms by ADL

Constitutional Conversations and Civil Dialogue by National Constitution Center

Consumer Culture in the U.S.

Buying America: The Birth of Consumer Culture by PBS Learning Media

Creole Culture

Creole World by THNOC

The Crusades

Crusades lessons by UCIHP

Current Events

Teaching With Current Events in Your Classroom by Facing History & Ourselves

Discussing Disturbing News Stories in the Classroom by Edutopia

Teaching About Controversial Issues by Choices

Digital Citizenship

Taking Perspectives on Cyberbullying by Common Sense Education

What is Algorithmic Bias? by ADL

Confronting Cyberhate: Old Navy and Malia Obama Backlash by ADL

Teens, Tech, Connect: How Technology Impacts Teenagers' Friendships by ADL

Cyberbullying: Understanding and Addressing Online Cruelty by ADL

Addressing Hate Online: Countering Cyberhate with Counterspeech

Understanding Disabilities

Understanding Disabilities by Teaching Tolerance

Crip Camp Curriculum

Economics

Great Recession by C3 Teachers

Labor Market by C3 Teachers

Economic Happiness by C3 Teachers

Gender Wage Gap by C3 Teachers

Corporate Social Responsibility by C3 Teachers

Free Trade by C3 Teachers

An Economic SIM-ulus Package by Federal Reserve Education

Are You Ready to Take the Risk? by Federal Reserve Education

Banking & Budgeting by Federal Reserve Education

How the Market Works by Personal Finance Lab

Bell Ringer: What is Economics by CSPAN

Bell Ringer: Thinking Like an Economist

Bell Ringer: Comparative Advantage & Free Trade

Bell Ringer: Macroeconomics vs Microeconomics

Shout Out to Students at North Mountain Institute for Sharing this Resource to Help Us Understand Stock Market & Financial Investing Terms

Education in the U.S.

What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline by ADL

https://www.adl.org/education/educator-resources/lesson-plans/looking-back-reaching-forward-exploring-the-promise-of" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Looking Back, Reaching Forward: Exploring the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education in Contemporary Times by ADL
Student Dress Codes: What's Fair?

Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra by SHEG

Egypt Lessons by UCIHP

Ancient Egyptian Religion by PBS Learning Media




Elections/Voting in the U.S.

sVoting by C3 Teachers

Political Parties by C3 Teachers

Campaign Finance by C3 Teachers

Evaluating Election Ads by NewseumEd

Election Caucuses: Who's In and Who's Out? by ADL

Electing the House by New American History

Gerrymandering and Redistricting by New American History

Primaries v. Caucuses by New American History

History of Political Polling in the US by CSPAN

Political Debate Guide by iCivics Education

Empathy

The Heart Exercise for Groups by Share My Lesson

English Colonies in the U.S.

The Puritans by SHEG

Examining Passenger Lists by SHEG

Salem Witch Trials by SHEG

The Color Line by Zinn Education Project

Triangle Trade by The Huntington Library

Environmental Concerns

Village Voices by the Water Project

7 billion - Where do you stand?

Like Oil & Water by Population Education

Mapping Environmental Justice by Choices

Ethics

Tough Choices by Classroomtools.com

Europe, Various Topics

Political Cartoon Analysis: Understanding Brexit by Choices

Executive Branch - U.S.

The State of the Union Address

Exploration Era

Columbus Day or Indigenous People's Day? by Anti Defamation League

Columbian Exchange Matching Activity by Southern Food & Beverage Museum

Columbian Exchange Timeline Activity by Southern Food & Beverage Museum

European Exploration in the Americas by UCI History Project

Captain Cook by SHEG

The Myth of Columbus by New American History

France

French Revolution by C3 Teachers

French Revolution lessons by UCI History Project

Louis XIV by SHEG

Gender & Sexism

Moving Beyond Gender Barriers in Our Lives by ADL

Is Olympic Coverage Sexist? by ADL

The Gender Wage Gap by ADL

Understanding Heterosexism and How to Be an Ally by ADL

The Trap of Masculinity: How Sexism Impacts Boys and Men by ADL

Who is Malala Yousafzai? by ADL

Mo'Ne Davis and Gender Stereotypes by ADL

Is Gaming a Boys Club? by ADL

Genealogy

American Ancestors Family History Curriculum by American Ancestors

Genocide

Teaching with Testimony

What do the genocides of modern history have in common and how do they differ? by UCIHP

The Struggle to Prevent Genocide by ADL

Globalization

Geography of a Pencil by NatGeo

What is globalization? by UCI History Project

Government in the U.S.

Federalism by C3 Teachers

The Three Branches of Government - Recommended by KellyAnne - Thank You!

Branches of Power by iCivics

How do Executive Orders Work by TEDEd

The Judicial Branch of the U.S. by Parker Waichman LLP - This site was recommended by Brittany - Thank You!

Great Depression in the U.S.

Up from the Dust by Mission US

New Deal by C3 Teachers

The Dust Bowl by SHEG

Dust Bowl Story by UMBC

Debating Social Security: Understanding and Evaluating the Social Security Act of 1935 by UMBC

The Federal Theatre Project: Analyzing Conflict Among Relief, Art, and Politics in 1930 America by UMBC 

African Americans and the Democratic Party by UMBC

Franklin Roosevelt's Proposal for Reforming the Supreme Court: 168 Days of National Debate by UMBC

Controversy and the New Deal by THNOC

Migrant Mother Photograph by SHEG

Migrant Mother Significance by SHEG

The United States in a Time of Crisis by PBS Learning Media

Mapping Inequality by New American History

Dust Bowl by SHEG

New Deal SAC by SHEG

The New Deal Subsistence Homesteads by CSPAN

The Roosevelt Years by AHZ

Ancient Greece

Olympics by C3 Teachers

Ancient Greece Geography & Economy by CGA

Greece lesson by UCIHP

Ancient Greek Architecture by PBS Learning Media

Athletics in Ancient Greece by PBS Learning Media

Athenian Democracy SAC by SHEG

Harlem Renaissance

A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry by ReadWriteThink

Hispanic Heritage

8 Ideas for Teaching National Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic American Heritage Month Resources by New American History

Holocaust

Analyzing Nazi Propaganda by Facing History and Ourselves

Analyzing and Creating Memorials by Facing History and Ourselves

Studying the Holocaust by Echoes & Reflections

Antisemitism by Echoes & Reflections

"The Final Solution" by Echoes & Reflections

Jewish Resistance by Echoes & Reflections

Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance by Echoes & Reflections

Survivors and Liberators by Echoes & Reflections

Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders by Echoes & Reflections

The Children and Legacies Beyond the Holocaust by Echoes & Reflections

The Resist! Curriculum by Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Some Were Neighbors by US Holocaust Museum

The Holocaust: The Range of Responses by Facing History and Ourselves

Survival to Service: Examining Lives of Hidden Children of the Holocaust by ADL

Americans and the Holocaust by US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Holocaust Teaching Guide by US Holocaust Memorial Museum

History Unfolded by US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Homelessness

Beyond Stigma and Stereotypes: What is Homelessness? by ADL

Human Rights

Civil Rights or Human Rights? by The MLK Research and Education Institute

The World is Not Equal; Is That Fair? by Global Goals

Understanding Community Violence by Global Goals

Identity

Identity Iceberg by ADL

Emojis and Me by ADL

Identity and Diversity in My Generation by ADL

Hair, Identity, and Bias by ADL

Identity-Based Bullying by ADL

Immigration in the U.S.

City of Immigrants by Mission US

Immigration by C3 Teachers

Irish Immigration by SHEG

Noah's Immigration Project

Debating Immigration Restriction by HERB

The Poetry of Chinese Immigration by HERB

Exploring the Irish in America Through Found Poetry by HERB

In the late 1800s and early 1900s how many immigrants arrived and where did they settle? by UCIHP

What were the major demographic changes at the turn of the century? by UCIHP

Irish in the U.S. in the 19th Century by SHEG

Chinese Immigration and Exclusion by SHEG

Understanding and Analyzing "The U.S. of Us" by Richard Blanco by ADL

Conditions in Detention Centers at the U.S. Border by ADL

'Migrant Caravan' and the People Seeking Asylum by ADL

Why Are Families Being Separated and Detained at the Border? by ADL

What should be done about DACA? by ADL

Huddled Mass or Second Class? Challenging Anti-Immigrant Bias in the U.S. by ADL

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire & Migrant Workers by PBS NewsHour Extra

Who Are the Children at Our Border? by ADL

What is the Dream Act and Who Are the Dreamers? by ADL

Never Again is Now: Incarceration Histories and Solidarity by Choices

Haitian Migrants at the U.S. Mexico Border by Facing History & Ourselves

Immigration to America: Stories & Travels by DocsTeach

Modern Immigration Stories by PBS Learning Media

Chinese Exclusion Act by New American History 

Foreign Born by New American History

Sacco and Vanzetti by SHEG

U.S. Policies on Mexican Migration by SHEG

An Interactive Timeline: US Immigration Policy Past and Present by Choices

Imperialism

American Expansion by C3 Teachers

Philippine-American War Political Cartoons by SHEG 

Imperialism lessons by UCI History Project

Maine Explosion by SHEG

Hawaiian Annexation by SHEG

Industrial Age in the U.S.

Gilded Age by C3 Teachers

The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories by EDSITEment

Industrialization by C3 Teachers

Factory Life by SHEG

The Urbanization Game by Barry Sovel

Rock, Paper, Scissors - Industrial Revolution Simulation by The History 2.0 Classroom

Lawrence, 1912: The Singing Strike by Zinn Education Project

Workers on the Line by Tsongas Industrial History Center

How did water power the early Industrial Revolution in the U.S.? by UCIHP

Pullman Strike by SHEG

The Fire of a Movement by New American History

Forging an Industrial Society by AHZ

Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution in Great Britain lessons by UCIHP

To what extent did labor movements influence legislation on working conditions? by UCIHP

India

The Sepoy Rebellion by SHEG

Global Poverty Requires Local Solutions by The Global Goals

India lesson by UCIHP

Medieval India by UCIHP

Siege of Golconda by SHEG

Iran, Various Topics

Confronting Third World Nationalism: The United States and the Overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh by UMBC

The Iran Hostage Crisis by UMBC

Decoding U.S. Foreign Policy: The Iran-Contra Affair by HERB

The United States-Iran Crisis by Choices

Iranian Constitutional Revolution by SHEG

Iranian Revolution by SHEG

Iraq

Iraq Resolution by SHEG

Islam

Islamic Spain by C3 Teachers

Arabic Script and the Art of Calligraphy by The MET

Black Muslims in the United States by Teaching for Change

Spread of Islam by UCIHP

What is political Islam? by UCIHP

Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Being an Ally by UDL

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Simulation by US Institute of Peace

Japan

More to a Closed Door than Meets the Eye: Early Modern Japanese Foreign Relations by the Program for Teaching East Asia

To what extent did the Japanese lifestyle change because of contact with the western world? by UCIHP

Japanese Work Songs by UCIHP

Japan and America by SHEG

Russo-Japanese War by SHEG

Jazz

Smithsonian Jazz Mixer by Smithsonian Folk Ways

Jim Crow Era in the U.S.

Jim Crow Segregation by Teachinghistory.org

Jim Crow and Segregation by Library of Congress

Moment in the Sun by New American History

Separate, Never Equal by New American History

KKK Parade by SHEG

Tulsa Massacre by SHEG

Plessy v. Ferguson by Landmark Cases

Judicial System in the U.S.

Court Quest by iCivics


Labor

Organic Goodie Simulation by Zinn Education Project

Paper Airplane Simulation by Zinn Education Project

Pullman Strike by SHEG

Methods of Reform: The Lowell Mill Girls by UMBC

United Farm Workers by SHEG

Who was César Chávez? by ADL

Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike by PBS Learning Media

Homestead Strike by SHEG

Federal Labor Relations by SHEG

Sit-Down Strike by SHEG

Albert Parsons SAC by SHEG

LGBTQ+

The Stonewall Uprising by ADL

Wedding Cake, Same Sex Marriage, and Discrimination by ADL

Boy Scouts of America Lifts Ban on Gay Leaders by ADL

Caitlyn Jenner and the Power of Coming Out by ADL

Transgender Identity and Issues by ADL

What is Marriage Equality? by ADL

Hidden Voices by NYC Department of Ed

Transgender Identities & Rights by Choices

Louisiana

Delta Pieces by Louisiana Voices

From Winnfield to Washington: The Life and Career of Huey P. Long by THNOC

Education & Culture in Louisiana during the French Colonial Period by THNOC

Louisiana & the French Colonial Period by THNOC

 Waterways and Structures by Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

Natural Resources: Habitat & Environment by Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

History & Culture: Regions & Parishes by Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

Poverty Point Interactive Exhibit by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Bayou Jasmine Interactive Exhibit by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Tchefuncte by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Marksville by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Los Adaes by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Bailey's Dam by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Hurricane Katrina by SHEG

Exploring the Culture & Customs of Louisiana's Tunica-Bilozi Tribe by W. Gillispie

State History Resources from C-SPAN

Louisiana Archaeology by Louisiana Division of Archaeology

Lunar New Year

Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion During the Lunar New Year by Morningside Center

Media

On-Screen Diversity: Why Visibility in Media Matters by ADL

Casting of 'The Little Mermaid' Brings Pride and Prejudice by ADL

Fake News and What we Can do About it by ADL

Confronting Cyberhate: Old Navy and Malia Obama Backlash by ADL

The Movies, the Academy Awards, and Implicit Bias by ADL

Is Gaming a Boy's Club? Women, Video Games, and Sexism by ADL

Television! by PBS Learning Media

Fake News by New American History

Ancient Mesopotamia

Agriculture by C3 Teachers

Hammurabi's Code by SHEG 

Mesopotamia Lessons by UCIHP

Mexican Americans

Mexican American Rights by SHEG

Mexicans in the US in the 1920s by SHEG

Mexican Migration in the 1930s

Porvenir Massacre by SHEG

Middle Ages

The Dark Ages by SHEG

Expansion of the Early Islamic Empire by SHEG

The Black Death in Florence by SHEG

Worst Jobs in History by ActiveHistory

Feudal M & Ms by Teacher Created Resources

Medieval Europe by UCIHP 

Medieval Spain by UCIHP

The Development of Medieval Armor Over Time by Museums for Digital Learning

Migration

Migration is Part of Our Shared History by Global Goals

National Parks

Conservationism and the Creation of Our National Parks by PBS Learning Media

Native Americans

Northern Plains History & Cultures: How do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging? by Native Knowledge 360

Northern Plains Treaties: Is a Treaty Intended to be Forever? by Native Knowledge 360

The Pacific Northwest Fish Wars: What Kinds of Action can Lead to Justice? by Native Knowledge 360

Pacific Northwest History & Cultures: Why do the Foods we Eat Matter? by Native Knowledge 360

We Have a Story to Tell: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region by Native Knowledge 360

Haudenosaunee Guide for Educators by Native Knowledge 360

Poverty Point Interactive Exhibit by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Bayou Jasmine Interactive Exhibit by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Tchefuncte by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Marksville by Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

What effect did Native American education programs have upon students, families, and communities? by UCIHP

How did Americanization programs affect Native Americans? by UCIHP

Carlisle Indian Industrial School by SHEG

Edward Curtis by SHEG

Native American Rights by SHEG

Exploring the Culture & Customs of Louisiana's Tunica-Bilozi Tribe by W. Gillispie

American Indian Movement: Native American Fight Back by PBS Learning Media

Native American Heritage Month Resources by New America History

Tribal Land Policies by SHEG

The Conquest of North America by Choices

Natural Disasters

How Natural Disasters Discriminate by ADL

The New Nation - U.S.

Hamilton v. Jefferson by SHEG

Federalists and Anti-Federalists by SHEG

Ideals in U.S. Founding Documents by Choices

Marbury v. Madison by Landmark Cases

Nixon, Richard

President Nixon and Watergate by PBS Learning Media

United States v. Nixon by Landmark Cases

New Orleans

 

Congo Square by Music Rising at Tulane

Second Line Tradition by Music Rising at Tulane

Mardi Gras Indians by Music Rising at Tulane

Traditional Jazz by Music Rising at Tulane

Pakistan, South Sudan, Sykes-Picot and St. George, Louisiana: Geographic Challenges of Creating 

The Big Easy Budget Game by Committee for a Better New Orleans

Mardi Gras and Community Service by Louisiana101.com

Exploring Primary Sources, Music in New Orleans by THNOC

A Fair to Remember: The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans

New Orleans and the Spanish World by THNOC

New Orleans: The Founding Era by THNOC

NOLA Resistance Oral History Project by THNOC

Crescent City Sport by THNOC

Confederate Monuments and Their Removal by ADL

New Orleans Genres and Origin by Preservation Hall

New Orleans, the Birthplace of Jazz by Preservation Hall

New Orleans School System by Our Story NOLA

Bourbon Street Parade by Preservation Hall

Just a Closer Walk With Thee by Preservation Hall

Spanish New Orleans and the Caribbean by THNOC

Oil

The Oil Crisis by PBS Learning Media

Ottoman Empire

Suleiman by C3 Teachers

The Ottomans: Out of the Margins by Primary Source 

Ottoman Culture under Suleyman the Magnificent by PBS Learning Media

Olympics

Olympics Protest by SHEG

Is Olympic Coverage Sexist? by ADL

Panama Canal

Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific by PBS Learning Media

Traveling through the Canal Time Lapse

Pandemic

A Public Calamity by New American History

Processing the Pandemic by CHOICES

Persian Empire

Battle of Thermopylae by SHEG

Persian Gulf War

Persian Gulf War: Female Veterans' Voices by PBS Learning Media

Political Ideologies

What is republicanism? by UCIHP

How did the Jews, Christians, Greeks, Romans, and the Magna Carta influence political thought? by UCIHP

Populism and the Election of 1896

Political Parties

Agents of Influence by New American History

Political Polarization Activities by Facing History & Ourselves

Post World War I - U.S.

Chicago Race Riots of 1919 by SHEG

Scopes Trial by SHEG

Prohibition by SHEG

Post World War II - U.S.

Suburbs by C3 Teachers

Post War Suburbanization: Homogenization by UMBC 

Public Housing by SHEG

Presidents of the U.S. - Various

Johnson and Reagan by C3 Teachers

Lady Bird Johnson's Account of Kennedy's Assassination by SAS Curriculum Pathways

Covering Watergate by PBS NewsHour Extra

Theodore Roosevelt by CSPAN

Primary Sources

Primary Source Analysis Tool by PBS Learning Media

Evaluating Photographs by SHEG

More Than Words: Storytelling as a Primary Source by Museums for Digital Learning

Privilege

Game Changer: Kyle Korver Speaks Truth on Privilege by ADL

Progressive Era in the U.S

Jacob Riis by SHEG

Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. Dubois by SHEG

Investigative Journalists: The Muckrakers by PBS NewsHour Extra

The Liberator and the Black Press by SHEG

Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half

Settlement House Movement SAC by SHEG

The Progressive Era by AHZ

Propaganda

Outsmarting Propaganda by ADL

Race & Racism

Experiences with Race and Racism by ADL

Road to Racial Justice by Kesa Kivel

The Alt Right and White Supremacy by ADL

Noose Incidents and their Historical Context by ADL

A Time for Sight by ADL

Exploring Solutions to Address Racial Disparity Concerns by ADL

What is Happening in Ferguson, MO? by ADL

Reagan, Ronald President

Reaganomics SAC by SHEG

Reconstruction Era in the U.S.

Radical Reconstruction by SHEG

Helping to Move On? An Analysis of the Reconstruction Amendments by UMBC

The Freedmen's Bureau: Success or Failure? by UMBC

Reconstructing the South: A Role Play by Zinn Education Project

Louisiana & New Orleans during Reconstruction by THNOC

Reconstruction by the Amistad Research Center

Did African Americans attain equal rights after the Civil War? by UCIHP

What are the patterns of the Black Code laws? by UCIHP

Reconstruction and an Expanding America by PBS Learning Media

Reconstruction by New American History

Reconstruction by SHEG

Reconstruction SAC by SHEG

Reformation

Reformation lessons by UCI History Project

Reformers

Covering Mental Health by PBS NewsHour Extra

Refugees

Children on the Move by Global Goals

We Were Strangers Too: Learning About Refugees through Art by ADL

Refugee Crisis in Europe: How Should the World Respond? by ADL

Major Religions of the World

Religious Freedom by C3 Teachers

The Five Major World Religions by TedEd

Renaissance

Renaissance Painting by NOMA

Renaissance Lessons by UCI History Project

Research, How To

Scaffolding a Research Project by JSTOR

Roman Empire

Fall of Roman Empire by C3 Teachers

Augustus by SHEG

Attila and Pope Leo by SHEG

Roman Empire and Christianity by SHEG

Ancient Rome lesson by UCIHP


Russia, Various Topics

Russo-Japanese War by SHEG

Russian Revolution by SHEG

September 11, 2001

9/11 Anniversary Teaching Guide by Morningside Center

September 11th by PBS Learning Media

September 11 by New American History

Teaching Beyond September 11th by Penn GSE

9/11 Heroes: Surviving the Biggest Attack on U.S. Soil

Oral History and September 11th by Choices

Siberia, Various Topics

Life on the Cold, Hard Steppe near Omsk by PBS Learning Media

The Trans-Siberian Railroad by PBS Learning Media

Silk Road

Silk Road by C3 Teachers

China and Rome by C3 Teachers 


Slavery in the U.S.

Slavery Narratives by SHEG

The Middle Passage by SHEG

Daily Lives of Slaves - What Really Happened? by UMBCSlavery and Civil Disobedience: Christiana Riot of 1851 by UMB

Slavery and Civil Disobedience: Christiana Riot of 1851 by UMBC

Frederick Douglass Remix by local teacher Ashley Jones

Purchased Lives: Solomon Northup's Efforts to Prove His Freedom by THNOC

Purchased Lives: Torn Apart and Stitched Back Together by THNOC

Slavery & Abolition by the Amistad Research Center

How did Americans respond to abolitionism and defend slavery before the Civil War? by UCIHP

What can we learn from slave narratives? by UCIHP

1619 Project

Teaching Hard History by Teaching Tolerance

Freedom's Journal by SHEG

Nat Turner by SHEG

Defender of Slavery by SHEG

Kellie Carter Jackson Videos on Slavery & Abolition by SHEG

Walter Johnson Videos on Slavery & the Slave Tradeby SHEG

Visualizing Emancipation by NEH

Truth Makes the Free Man by New American History

Educational Resources about Slavery by Whitney Plantation

Social Justice

Resistance 101 by Teaching for Change

Road to Racial Justice by Kesa Kivel

Athletes and Activism by ADL

Believe in Something: Nike, Kaepernick and Social Change by ADL

Using Art to Explore Injustice and Social Justice by ADL

Freddie Gray & Baltimore Unrest: Exploring the Case Using Op-Eds by ADL

Social Justice Poetry by ADL

Creating Inclusive and Equitable Communities by ING

Social Studies Skills

Exploring Ways of Knowing by Museums for Digital Learngry

Distinguishing Fact from Opinion by ProCon.org

Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age by Facing History and Ourselves

General Music Responding Unit by NAfME

Civic Online Reasoning by SHEG

Evaluating Videos by SHEG

Webpage Comparison by SHEG

Website Reliability by SHEG

Exploring Ways of Knowing by Museums for Digital Learning

South Pacific, Various Topics

Culture in Colonial Fiji by PBS Learning Media

The Voyages of Captain Cook by PBS Learning Media

Spanish-American War

Debate: Should the US Annex the Philippines? by HERB

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a410da95-1692-4c77-9ecb-b26f2fd1fdf3/yellow-journalism-and-the-spanish-american-war/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American War by PBS Learning
Media

Symbols & Symbolism

Swastikas and Other Hate Symbols by ADL

Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill by ADL

Thanksgiving

Rethinking Thanksgiving by Morningside Center

Totalitarianism

Rise of totalitarian governments after WWI lessons by UCIHP

Turkey

Ataturk and Women's Rights in Turkey by SHEG

Ukraine

The Ukraine Crisis by Choices

NATO & the War in Ukraine by Choices

Vietnam War

Patriotism by C3 Teachers

Analyzing U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War by DocsTeach

Buddhist Monk Protest by SHEG

Kent State by SHEG

Napalm in Vietnam by SHEG

Vietnam: Search for the Truth by PBS NewsHour Extra

Public Opinion: America and the War in Vietnam by PBS Learning Media

Voices of the Vietnam War by PBS Learning Media

The Vietnam Slide Project

U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration Toolkit

War of 1812

The Battle of New Orleans from Two Points of View: A Scholar and an Eyewitness by THNOC

Choice Board - The Star Spangled Banner by CSPAN

Westward Expansion in the U.S.

U.S. Mexico War: "We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God" by Zinn Education Project

Westward Migration by C3 Teachers

Louisiana Purchase by SHEG

Lewis and Clark by SHEG

Manifest Destiny by Digital Inquiry Group

Battle of Little Bighorn by SHEG

Westward Expansion Through Maps by NatGeo

The Louisiana Purchase by THNOC

American Indian Removal: What does it mean to remove a people? by Native Knowledge 360

How did people view and respond to Westward Expansion in the U.S.? by UCIHP

Texas Revolution by SHEG

The Gold Rush and San Francisco  by SHEG

Great Plains Homesteaders by SHEG

Annexation of Hawaii by SHEG

Transcontinental Railroad by SHEG

Lewis & Clark: The Unheard Voices by ADL

Geographic and Economic Change Shape the Nation by PBS Learning Media

The Lasting Impact of the Trail of Tears by New American History

Transcontinental by New American History

Gold Rush by SHEG

Transcontinental Railroad Significance by SHEG

Lewis & Clark SAC by SHEG

Women's Rights

Women's Rights by C3 Teachers

Nineteenth Century Reform Movements: Women's Rights by UMBC

Women's Rights in the American Century by UMBC

Seneca Falls, 1848: Women Organize for Equality by Zinn Education Project

Eagle Eye Citizen Challenges by Eagle Eye Citizens

Equal Rights Amendment by SHEG

Soccer, Salaries, and Sexism by ADL

7 Ideas for Teaching Women's History Month by ADL

Campaign for Women's Suffrage by PBS NewsHour Extra

Gender Equality by PBS NewsHour Extra

Women and the American Story by New York Historical Society

Equal Rights Amendment by PBS Learning Media

Suffrage: Black Women & the Right to Vote by New American History

The Fight for Women's Suffrage by New American History

Women's History Month Resources by New American History

World War I Era

Treaty of Versailles by C3 Teachers

Analyzing the Effects of WWI by Facing History and Ourselves

Battle of the Somme by SHEG

The Treaty of Versailles Simulation by Cyberlearning

Victory in the Backyard: War Gardens in World War I by THNOC

Causes and course of WWI lessons by UCIHP

Effects of WWI lessons by UCIHP

Armistice by SHEG

League of Nations by SHEG

Palmer Raids by SHEG

Poison! Chemical Weapons in World War I by PBS Learning Media

Bonus Army by SHEG

America on the World Stage by AHZ

World War II Era

World War II by C3 Teachers

Japanese Internment by SHEG

Appeasement by SHEG

Nazi Propaganda by SHEG

Japanese American Incarceration by SHEG

Ansel Adams at Manzanar by SHEG

Iwo Jima by SHEG

Nagasaki by SHEG

Soviets in Berlin by SHEG

Female Journalists of World War II by PBS NewsHour Extra

The Marshall Plan by PBS Learning Media

A Grave Injustice by New American History

The Orange Story

Munich Conference by SHEG

Rosie the Riveter by SHEG

Law, War & Racism in the Pacific: Martial Law During WWII by Museums for Digital Learning

World War II by Achieve the Core

Japanese American Incarceration in WWII by Choices

Korematsu v. United States by Landmark Cases

Materials to Build a Lesson on Confederate Monuments

Written and submitted by Jay Bickford,   Associate Professor of Social Studies/History Education  at Eastern Illinois University

Confed Monuments - Chart (png)

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Confed Monuments List (docx)

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CURRICULA (docx)

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Links - Statues in News (docx)

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Research Prompts for Confederate Monument (docx)

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African Kingdoms Lesson Plan

Submitted by Tulane TPCP alumnus, William Gillispie

African Kingdoms Bracket Project (docx)

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Kingdoms of Africa Project (docx)

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Kingdoms of Africa (pdf)

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Frederick Douglass Remix Lesson Plan

Submitted by Tulane TPCP student and classroom teacher, Ashley Jones

Ubd Peer-learning Lesson Plan (pdf)

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Frederick Douglass Remix Rubric (pdf)

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peer editing sheet (pdf)

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