5th Grade American History/U.S. History Lesson Plans Resources
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Historical Sites Project
Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.SubjectsSpeechAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. States -
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"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.…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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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.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryColonial America -
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Communities: Past and Present
Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryCommunity 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…SubjectsPunctuationCreative WritingGrammar -
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State Scavenger Hunt
Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.SubjectsLibrary ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingU.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…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryAfrican-American History -
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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…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNovelsAmerican 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…SubjectsVocabularyAmerican History/U.S. HistoryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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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…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryGeography -
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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.SubjectsU.S. StatesGeographyAmerican History/U.S. History -
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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 HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Constitutional History -
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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.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryScientists -
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Widget Assembly
Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of individual craftsmen in…Subjects:Industrial RevolutionAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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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…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.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.SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingLetter-Writing Lessons & TipsU.S. States -
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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,…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryImmigration -
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Rocks in My Pocket
Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryLabor -
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Strides for Women Posters
Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the information. This is a great lesson…Subjects:Creative WritingSuffrage and Women's RightsWriting -
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Celebrating Presidents' Day
Celebrate President's Day with this printable computer activity. Students choose a U.S. President to write about, and…Subjects:U.S. PresidentsLanguage Arts and WritingAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans
Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley presents students with the untold…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureHistorical FictionAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Blind Passage
The search for the maritime Northwest Passage was highly prized but never fulfilled during the "Age of Discovery."Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationAmerican History/U.S. History -
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A Question of Tolerance
It is as important to listen to a different opinion as it is to question it. This printable social studies activity…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryColonial America -
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Consensus & The Articles of Confederation
Explain why the Articles of Confederation failed to properly govern the newly formed United States.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryU.S. Historical Documents
