Curated OER
What is an American?
Learners investigate how the definition of being American has changed over the years using online primary source documents.
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Visual Arts
Fourth graders study the stained glass produced for the Gothic cathedrals, needlework, castles, and tapestry of the Middle Ages.
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The constitution and The Bill of Rights
Learners explore an Internet site that introduces the Framers, court cases, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and even games and quizzes.
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Piecing Character Traits Together from our History Using Technology
Students research basic biographical facts, contributions made to the state and country, and important historical events of both the state and country made during the lifetime of a famous North Carolinian.
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From Forest to Farm and Back Again
Pupils review and discuss a given set of questions regarding ecosystems. They analyze essays, maps and historical documents on timber harvesting and regeneration and then complete worksheets.
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Quebec
Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Numismatics: Coins and Currency in Colonial America
Valuable lessons in the history of Europeans' early exploration and settlement of America can be gained by following the money used in trade. Coins and Currency exhibition lets you examine evidence of Spanish, British, Dutch, French, and...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Then and Now Life in Early America
Select from lesson plans that challenge students to compare everyday objects from colonial times to present day objects. Links to sites with photos and other primary sources will assist students in their comparison.
Digital History
Digital History: Social Class in Colonial America [Pdf]
By examining primary sources such as diaries and tax records, and a chapter from a secondary source, learn about the social classes apparent in colonlial America. Suggested student exercises guide crtitical thinking assessment of the...
Digital History
Digital History: Diversity in Colonial America
Read about the diversity in colonial America and the ways founders of colonies tried to encourage settlement in their colony.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Life in Colonial America
This lesson presents an explanation about who the early colonists were and why they came to America. Students will explore their lives and the economy by navigating the Internet. Students will conclude the lesson by completing a WebQuest...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Religious Diversity in America
Article provides an overview discussion of an ethnic and religious pluralistic society explaining distinguishing factors of religious life in North America. Includes guideance for student discussion, scholar debate and links to related...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: American Colonial Life in the Late 1700s
In this very detailed lesson plan, students will explore what life was like during colonial life in the late 1700s. Students will use what they have learned to write fictional letters to a cousin.
Other
San Francisco Unified School District: Colonial Faire Project
A large collection of high-quality resources for learning and teaching about the Thirteen English Colonies. The main page outlines examples of student project possibilities. There are individual pages for primary resources, people from...
Other
Colonial America: Life in Colonial America
Here's a site with lots of information written by middle school students. Click on English Colonial Life, then Development of Self-Government for more information on government of the colonies.
Other
Gettysburg College: Childhood in Colonial America
A student-created college history project. It looks at different aspects of childhood during colonial times, including education, discipline, play, and daily life. (Note: A few images no longer load.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate in Early Colonial America
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: Colonial Life: Faith, Family, Work
Article illustrating colonial life in North America. The author discusses religion and religious movements, women and the colonial family, and work, including slavery, during the 17th and 18th Century. Photographs and links to primary...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Mathematics With a Mob Cap
This hands-on multidisciplinary activity, combines math and social studies. Students will discover how 18th Century fashion, and culture impacted Colonial Life.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: The Randolphs
Learn about the Randolphs, a wealthy family of influence in Colonial America.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: A Colonial Christmas in Wiliamsburg
Site offers a glimpse of Christmas Celebrations in Colonial Virginia.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Eighteenth Century Music and Dance
Site provides lesson that examines the role of dance and music in Colonial Williamsburg. Interactive group activities highlight this lesson.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Christmas in Colonial Virginia
Detailed description of a typical Colonial Virginian Christmas celebration and how it differs from the modern Christmas.
Other
Mansions in Colonial America
A variety of pictures demonstrating the kinds of mansions lived in by the wealthier landowners.