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Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

Should the Colonists Have Revolted Against Great Britain?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Should the Americans have taken the plunge and revolted against Great Britain? Using documents, including the famed Common Sense and a Loyalist response, pupils conduct a lengthy investigation of the question. The interesting resource...
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Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

The Tobacco Economy: How did the Geography of the Chesapeake Region Influence its Development?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore the relationship between geography and economy using primary sources. After examining wills, advertisements, and other primary sources, individuals consider how the Chesapeake Region came to be home first to indentured servants,...
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Primary
Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society: A Set of Plans and Forts in America, 1765

For Students 3rd - 8th
A digitized version of a book published in 1765 by Mary Ann Rocque, widow of John Rocque, topographer to the Duke of Glouchester. Contains images of the thirty plans of forts in North America. Published after the English victory over the...
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Primary
Scholastic

Scholastic: World War Ii: American Home Front: Japanese Americans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Norman Mineta, a Japanese American, gives a detailed account of his experiences living in an internment camp during World War II. There are many links to additional information such as pictures and letters.
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Primary
Scholastic

Scholastic: Teachers: Student Interviews With Rosa Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent questions from students, answered by African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
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Primary
University of South Florida

Lit2 Go: Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

For Students 1st - 9th
Audio [2:26] and text of speech made by Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? (1851)
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper (1890), a children's frontier novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1890) an illustrated children's novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1890) an illustrated children's novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Madeline, a Story of the Early Spring Time by Jacob Abbott

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Madeline, A Story of the Early Spring-time by Jacob Abbott [1870], a Christian novel for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Steele's Sciences: New Descriptive Astronomy by Joel D. Steele

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Steele's Sciences: New Descriptive Astronomy by Joel D. Steele (c1884), an astronomy text for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventure of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 7th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster (1887), a poetry version of Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Robinson Crusoe, His Life and Adventures by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Robinson Crusoe, His Life and Adventures by Daniel Defoe (1887), illustrated by Ernest Henry Griset with numerous original wood engravings and twelve full-page...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tales From Shakspeare by Charles Lamb

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tales from Shakspeare Designed for the Use of Young People by Charles Lamb (1887). This book features a biography of Shakespeare, a chronological list of his plays,...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Gulliver's Travels in the Kingdom of Lilliput by Jonathan Swift

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Gulliver's Travels in the Kingdom of Lilliput by Jonathan Swift, a children's novel about a voyage to Lilliput where the people were tiny.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Every Day Gems: A Collection of New Music by R. B. Mahaffey

For Students 1st - 9th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Every Day Gems: A Collection of New Music by R. B. Mahaffey (c1885), a collection of music for public schools.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Adventures of a Penny by Mrs. Perring

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Adventures of a Penny by Mrs. Perring (1865), a fictional account of the life of a penny as told by the penny itself.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1888), a fictional account of travelling around the world.
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Primary
Alabama Department of Archives and History

A Map Can Tell a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An interesting lesson plan for students to attempt to locate the Alabama counties and identify voting patterns in the state.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Early Motion Pictures, Sound Records of Edison Companies

For Students 1st - 9th
The Library of Congress provides information on Thomas Edison's profound contribution to the music industry.