Curated OER
Walk and Talk Health and PE Activity
Young scholars practice concepts they are studying while exercising. In this health and fitness lesson, studnets walk and job while discussing current classroom lessons.
Curated OER
A Day for Choosing Revolution
Young scholars read contemporary news articles about public protest. They describe a form of protest that took place in 18th-century Virginia. Students compare events or ideas that people protest about today to events or ideas protested...
Curated OER
Political Ramifications of the American Revolution
Students, in groups, research a topic from the Revolutionary War. They present their research to the class as a review and the instructor summarizes important information. They take a test on the presented topics.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson E: In My Opinion . . .
Fifth graders read paragraphs that they've written from a Mountains to Climb self-reflection worksheet.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 3, Lesson F: Coming to Terms
Fifth graders develop vocabulary through the study of the American Revolution.
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Weave a Web of Words
Fifth graders write a first draft of an oral presentation about the American Revolution and take their work through the writing process.
Curated OER
Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Say It Again, Uncle Sam
Fourth graders revise and edit an oral presentation on the American Revolution based on peer feedback. They refine their oral presentation style and pinpoint areas in need of improvement.
Other
Boston Tea Party Historical Society
Comprehensive site providing detailed information on the Boston Tea Party including a timeline of events, historical accounts, causes, the participants, pictures, and much more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Boston Tea Party
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the Boston Tea Party.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional?
By exploring historical accounts of events surrounding the Boston Tea Party, students learn about the sources and methods historians use to reconstruct what happened in the past. It includes extended websites for further research.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mass. Historical Society: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party
Discover a detailed account of the dramatic protest known as "The Boston Tea Party", one of the key events that led to the Revolutionary War. Supported by primary source documents.
CommonLit
Common Lit: A Participant's First Hand Account of the Boston Tea Party
A learning module that begins with "A Participant's First-hand Account of the Boston Tea Party" by George Hewes, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Boston "Tea Party"
Overview of the conflict between Britain and American colonists over policies imposed favoring the British East India Company leading to rebellion and what is known as the Boston Tea Party.
Other
Boston Tea Party Historical Society Timeline
Learn about the historic events that preceded the Boston Tea Party and ultimately led to this famous protest.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Boston Tea Party
This primary source set allows you to explore the Boston Tea Party through photographs, cartoons, letters, and oral histories. Includes a teaching guide.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party
This short TED talk given by Ben Labaree gives the background of the Boston Tea Party and its eventual ramifications. [3:48]
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 4: The Boston Tea Party
Use the three sources and knowledge of social studies to answer questions about The Boston Tea Party.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Boston Tea Party
Gives a historical description of the events that led up to the Boston Tea Party (1773).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taxation Without Representation: The Boston Tea Party
An overview of the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Boston Tea Party, 1773
This article details information surrounding the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Boston Tea Party: 1773
An interactive slide show about the Boston Tea Party with links to museums and sites related to the Boston Tea Party.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: The Boston Tea Party
"The Boston Tea Party", published in 1882 by Dodd Mead & Company, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 20 page book is appropriate for advanced readers.
Read Works
Read Works: A Very Messy Tea Party
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages describes the Boston Tea Party and the laws passed that led up to this historical event. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...