WORKSHEETS
Share the story of Anwar el-Sadat, and assign the related activities to help students learn more about this important…
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1980s.
Distribute this overview of the key events, people, and places from 1990 and beyond to provide ideas for projects and…
Notable inventions and firsts of the 1990s are listed.
Assign writing prompts about the 1990s and/or books that were written in the 1990s.
Read about Robert Goddard's rocket-building achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this…
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1920s.
Read about A.A. Milne's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this children's author.
REFERENCE
Read about penicillin, and explore the related activities to learn more about bacteriologist Alexander Fleming's…
Read about Eleanor Roosevelt's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this great…
Read about Mary McLeod Bethune's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about a great educator.
Have students explore what went into the invention of the helicopter and the jet engine.
Explore renowned authors from the 1930s and their works.
Share the story of John Steinbeck's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of…
Big Band music is explored through the work of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller.
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1930s.
Read about Max Theiler, who researched vaccinations for yellow fever during the 1930s.
Students match world leaders from the World War II era with their descriptions.
The chart on this page compares some facts about first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman.
Learn about three major writers of the forties: Richard Wright, James Michener, and Herman Wouk.
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.
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.
