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Laura Michael

Women's Suffrage Primary Grades Lesson - 1 views

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    This lesson on Scholastic's website makes women's suffrage comprehensible for early elementary students. There is also an interactive component all about Effie Hobby.
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    Very accessible for elementary students. Good lesson.
Traci Kerns

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, Teaching Guides, K-12 Citizenship Education - 1 views

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    Tons of information about the US government divided into sections for various grade groups.  I think this would be especially helpful for the younger grades.  The readings are good for all grades but I think that as far as real activities go for older grades, it is lacking.  Overall, easy to use information and helpful for students to use on their own.
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    This is one of those classic websites, particularly for elementary students. This should be in the repertoire of all elementary teachers, for no other reason, than Constitution Day every September. I also think this is useful for ELL students whose vocabulary is limited but who need to know about US history and government.
Karin Kugel

America's Story From America's Library - 4 views

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    This is a great American History website aimed at elementary students. They break down the articles nicely for younger readers. One thing I don't love about it is how the search works - it goes from kid friendly to something that looks more overwhelming and adult. The site is really easy to explore and perfect for beginning researchers and historians.
Karin Kugel

Branches of Power Game - 1 views

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    This games has students play each of the branches of government in order to create laws, support and defend them. It's simplified enough for young students (upper elementary and middle school) and very engaging. It takes about 30 minutes to play the whole game, but I was able to get quite a bit out of it in just 10 minutes. It helps to clarify the roles of each of the branches of government and how they work together.
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    Annenberg materials are always reliable and both the games are certainly usable for upper elementary students.
Laura Michael

The First Thanksgiving Student Activities for Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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    Although there are no primary docs, this site is still a helpful resource for elementary students (especially ELLs) who have little or no background knowledge about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Native Americans. There are interactive activities as well as audio and video clips (thanks to Plimoth Plantation) on the Mayflower voyage, daily life in the New World and the first Thanksgiving.
Karin Kugel

Fourteenth Amendment Video - History.com - 0 views

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    The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African-Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War. This simple overview of the 14th Amendment and Brown vs Board of Education would be appropriate for elementary students. It does have short advertisements.
Janis Marchese

WGBH American Experience . Eleanor Roosevelt | PBS - 1 views

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    This is a great article that depicts Woodrow Wilson's arrival for his inauguration in 1913 and how dismayed he was to find there was no crowd. The article gives details on the momentum of the women's movement as a group and not just certain individuals.
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    I would say this is an article about the development of the women's movement. Eleanor Roosevelt, in her own quiet but interesting way, was quite the supporter of women's rights. While not for student reading at elementary and middle, this article provides great background info.
Jean Singers

One More Lesson Plan!-Federalist Paper No. 10 - 2 views

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    This might be a stretch for elementary and middle school. But I think it's workable for 8th grade and beyond. The lesson has students learning about the distinction between a democratic republic and direct democracy using Federalist paper No. 10
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    Agreed about the stretch. I would even say this is too tough for grade 8 since the vocab is dense. Would need a lot of infrastructure to get kids prepared.
Laura Michael

Justice Teaching - The First Amendment - 1 views

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    This is a helpful elementary level lesson so that students can understand the five rights contained in the First Amendment.
Laura Michael

Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence - 0 views

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    This website breaks down Thomas Jefferson's role in writing the Declaration of Independence using child friendly language for elementary students. Other areas of the website include more background information on Jefferson and Monticello.
Laura Michael

How a Bill Becomes a Law - 2 views

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    Elementary students can use this website to understand how a bill becomes a law. The process is broken down in child friendly language and there is a great interactive glossary. Students can hover the mouse over a word and the definition will pop up.
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    This is awesome Laura! Great find!
Katie Hanks

Featured Document: The Magna Carta - 2 views

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    Primary Source Document of the Magna Carta is a good document to compare with the Declaration of Independence.  
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    I suspect elementary kids would have trouble with this. You might show them the actual wording but give them a masterfully watered down version.
Karin Kugel

School House Rock Preamble Song - 1 views

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    Here is a link to the video of the School House Rock Preamble song. In fifth grade, I had to memorize the preamble and this was really helpful. Even those these videos are old and a little cheesy, I've found elementary students love them.
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    One of the classics! Old, cheesy, but effective!
Karin Kugel

The Democracy Project - 1 views

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    This is a great site for younger students to gain some knowledge about voting rights in this country. Its very easy to navigate, kid friendly and presents brief amounts of text on each page. 3rd-5th graders would find this a helpful introduction to voting rights.
Jennifer Tomaneng

Scholastic Constitution Day Website - 0 views

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    This is a very useful website for the elementary classroom. I've had students do research using this site. It definitely over simplifies the amendments, but for yound learners it makes them understandable. Lots of great parent and teacher links too!
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