3rd Grade American History/U.S. History Lesson Plans

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Reading

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.

Subjects

Speech

American History/U.S. History

U.S. States

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Communities: Past and Present

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

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Community and Ways of Life

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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…

Subjects

Punctuation

Creative Writing

Grammar

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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…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

African-American 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…

Subjects

Vocabulary

American History/U.S. History

Language Arts and Writing

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Marie Curie's Discovery

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

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Scientists

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Immigrants' Experiences

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

Subjects

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…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

U.S. Presidents

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ACTIVITIES

Make a Dried Bouquet

Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial decoration, so this arts…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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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…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Labor

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WORKSHEETS

Strides for Women Posters

Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the information. This is a great lesson…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Suffrage and Women's Rights

Writing

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Old Sturbridge Village

Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New England town during that…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)

The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will give students a chance to…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Colonization

American History/U.S. History

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Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)

Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim children in this lesson.

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Social Studies and History

Colonization

American History/U.S. History

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Immigrant Families

Students travel back in time to learn about the lives of the immigrant families who made their home in a tenement on New…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Immigration

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The Era of Thomas Jefferson

This lesson plan focuses on Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn an appreciation for 19th-century life and the…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

U.S. Presidents

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Colonial America Kaleidoscope

Students use the information they obtain through independent research to create a Colonial Kaleidoscope -- a colorful…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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Colonial American Gazette

Assign a project that centers on the creation of a publication called the Colonial American Gazette. Children will…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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American Flag Bulletin Board

Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Flags

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LESSON PLANS

Today's Pilgrim Worksheet

Use this worksheet with the "Today's Pilgrims" lesson plan.

Subjects

Pilgrims

Immigration

Colonial America

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