5th Grade American History/U.S. History Lesson Plans

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  • LESSON PLANS

    "The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…

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    Reading Comprehension
    Literature
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    Historical Sites Project

    Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.

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    Speech
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. States
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  • The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act

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    The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act

    Learn why colonial Americans were upset with British tax laws, such as the Stamp Act.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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    A Pilgrim Conversation

    Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims as they land at…

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    Punctuation
    Creative Writing
    Grammar
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    Communities: Past and Present

    Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • MAPS

    State Scavenger Hunt

    Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.

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    Library Resources
    Language Arts and Writing
    U.S. States
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    Influencing Others in Our World

    Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who have positively…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    African-American History
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  • Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

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    Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

    The discussion topics, lessons and activities in this educator's guide for Al Capone Does My Shirts will help you…

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    Reading and Literature
    Novels
    American History/U.S. History
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    Life on the Prairie

    Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…

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    Vocabulary
    American History/U.S. History
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • MAPS

    Make a Map Jigsaw Puzzle

    Students will review U.S. geography as they create jigsaw puzzles from a printable map. Use this jigsaw puzzle game to…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Geography
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    Great Mail Race Survey

    Students create a survey to use in the Great Mail Race as a way of learning more about the United States.

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    U.S. States
    Geography
    American History/U.S. History
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  • "The Great Compromise" & The Constitutional Convention

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    "The Great Compromise" & The Constitutional Convention

    Recognize what the "Great Compromise" accomplished, including how it helped give birth to the U.S. Constitution.

    Subjects:
    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Constitutional History
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  • REFERENCE

    Marie Curie's Discovery

    Students learn about Marie Curie's research and amazing discoveries that led to the Nobel Prize in physics.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Scientists
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  • Widget Assembly

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    Widget Assembly

    Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of individual craftsmen in…

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    Industrial Revolution
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Rocks in My Pocket

    Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Labor
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Immigrants' Experiences

    Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived at Ellis Island. Then,…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Immigration
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    Presidential Trading Cards

    Students will use the Internet to gather data about the presidents of the United States. They will use this information…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Presidents
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    Letter for Great Mail Race

    Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips
    U.S. States
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  • Hands Off!

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    Hands Off!

    Explain what the Monroe Doctrine said, and why President Monroe wrote it.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Government and Civics
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  • The Heartbreak of Pioneering

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    The Heartbreak of Pioneering

    In order to survive the rigors of frontier life, pioneers often faced difficult moral choices.

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonization
    American History/U.S. History
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  • Merchants and Miners

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    Merchants and Miners

    The economics of the Gold Rush were based on an extreme case of supply and demand: merchants had control of the meager…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Economics
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  • Sanctuary

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    Sanctuary

    Offer a rational opinion about a hypothetical situation involving conscience versus the law.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Slavery in United States
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  • How the West Was Won

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    How the West Was Won

    Identify one reason white settlers wanted Indian lands, and then explain one method the government used in obtaining…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
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  • Muckraker's Cake

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    Muckraker's Cake

    Identify who the Progressives were and recognize one industry they wanted regulated.

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    Twentieth Century
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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