5th Grade American History/U.S. History 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.…

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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

A Pilgrim Conversation

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Punctuation

Creative Writing

Grammar

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

State Scavenger Hunt

Subjects

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…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

African-American History

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

Life on the Prairie

Subjects

Vocabulary

American History/U.S. History

Language Arts and Writing

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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 Literature

Novels

American History/U.S. History

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

Make a Map Jigsaw Puzzle

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Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Geography

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

Great Mail Race Survey

Subjects

U.S. States

Geography

American History/U.S. History

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

Marie Curie's Discovery

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Scientists

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

Immigrants' Experiences

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Immigration

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

Widget Assembly

Subjects:

Industrial Revolution

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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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.

Subjects

Language Arts and Writing

Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips

U.S. States

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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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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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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. Presidents

Language Arts and Writing

American History/U.S. History

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Colonial America Kaleidoscope

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

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

Old Sturbridge Village

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Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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