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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1950 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize through this website, which provides the prize "Presentation Speech," Ralph Bunche's (1904-1971 CE) Nobel Lecture entitled "Some Reflections on Peace in Our Time," and a brief...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Liberty for All? Webisode 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 3 - Liberty for All? The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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University of Maryland

Howard County Public School System: Foundations of American Government [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How was the foundation of today's representative democracy established in early colonial America? Students will be able to source three documents and corroborate evidence to draw conclusions about the development of democratic ideas and...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the people who founded the New England colonies and the role that religion played in shaping them. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore primary resource readings on the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Thanksgiving

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States, over hundreds of years, has come to observe a national holiday for giving thanks: Thanksgiving. This set of primary resources containing images and documents provides a window into this time period.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Women and Minorities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although the colonial period produced several women writers of note, the revolutionary era did not further the work of women and minorities, despite the many schools, magazines, newspapers, and literary clubs that were springing up....
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Lesson Plan: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers deepen students' understanding of the first Thanksgiving as they discuss the Mayflower voyage, life in the colonies, the Wampanoag traditions, and an extensive look into this time period.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Pilgrim Elder William Brewster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief biography of William Brewster, one of the original Pilgrims to come over on the Mayflower.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorations, and Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Enchanted Learning provides a wealth of Thanksgiving-related ideas for crafts, decorations, and activity worksheets. Make a turkey from handprints and footprints, create a thankful leaf wreath or a easy-to-make scarecrow, or follow the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Emergence of Colonial Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed essay which shows how colonial self-government developed prior to the Revolutionary War.
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Library of Congress

Loc: John Bull and Uncle Sam

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an exhibit that talks about the British exploration and settlement of America.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
During the religious upheavals of the 16th century, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within. Essentially, they demanded that the rituals and structures associated with Roman...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Life on Plymouth Plantation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity students will be discovering about the early Americans by looking at a recreation of Plymouth Plantation in 1627.
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Other

Pilgrim Hall Museum: History Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from the Pilgrim Hall Museum contains a collection of various history paintings depicting the pilgrims. Each image is annotated with a brief summary of what event the painting is depicting and general information about the...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling the story of the first Thanksgiving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Pilgrims' Path

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Pilgrims sailing from England to Massachusetts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Plimouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
Plimoth Plantation brings us "Living, breathing history," and lots of fun delving into various aspects like the Wampanoag, the English Colonists, the colony itself, and, of course, Thanksgiving - myth and reality. This is a site with...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Beginnings of Revolutionary Thinking

For Students 5th - 8th
The American Revolution was close to 200 years in the making. Read about the philosophies and attitudes toward government, as well as the diverse populations who came to the British colonies, that eventually fomented rebellion.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: William Bradford; The First Thanksgiving

For Students 5th - 8th
Plymouth Colony did not suffer the same problems as the English colony farther south, Jamestown. Read about the leadership of William Bradford, and the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans who helped those who lived...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Massachusetts

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Library of Congress profiles Massachusetts in this fact-filled article about the "Old Colony State."
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abcteach

Abcteach: Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] At this site, you can find some useful and fun children's activities to use in developing a unit around Thanksgiving.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Plymouth

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Puritans who facing religious persecution in England set sail for the New World establishing the colony at Plymouth.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Outline of American Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Department of Humanities Computing provides a brief biography about the life and works of William Bradford (1590-1657).
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Pilgrims

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains lessons about the Pilgrims geared toward 8th grade students in Tennessee studying American History. It contains a lot of pictures, a link to a website outlining the layout of...

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