WORKSHEETS
Learn about the formation of the Peace Corps, and explore a suggested activity to extend learning.
Explore key political and economic issues of the 1960s.
The key events of the Vietnam War are detailed in this sheet, including background information from World War II that…
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1950s.
Learn interesting facts and figures about the United States in the 1950s.
Assign writing prompts about the 1950s, and/or books that were written in the 1950s.
Distribute this overview of the key events, people, and places from 1960 to 1969 to provide ideas for projects and…
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1950s.
Share the story of Pelé, and assign the related activities to help your students learn more about a legendary soccer…
Read about Louis and Mary Leakey, and explore the related activities to learn more about the two renowned…
In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet. …
Introduce your student to the sounds and artists who started a musical revolution called Rock 'n' Roll.
Introduce your students to two inventions that changed America: Jif Peanut Butter and WD-40.
Introduce your class to Frisbees, Hula Hoops, and Barbies – all toys from the 1950s.
Introduce your class to the wonders of DNA with a reading assignment and suggested activity.
Read about two accomplished women physicists: Rosalyn Yalow, who explored how isotopes could be used in medicine, and…
Read about E.B. White and assign the related activities to help students learn more about the beloved author of…
Share the story of Jack Kerouac, and assign the related activities to help your students learn more about this literary…
Share the story of Alvin Ailey, Jr. with your students, and assign the related activities as a way to learn more about…
Share the story of Althea Gibson with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a…
Expose students to four great baseball players: Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio.
Read about Margaret Chase Smith, and explore the related activities to learn more about this accomplished politician.
Read about Rosa Parks, and explore the related activities to learn more about this civil rights activist.
Explore the issues surrounding school desegregation in the United States in the 1950s.
