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Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

Information and educational resources about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., including a Virtual Wall. There is a teacher's guide with downloadable lesson plans, student assignments, and guidelines for having students work in collaborative... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Vietnamese Americans

An interdisciplinary curriculum and resource guide about the history and people of Vietnam, the Vietnamese diaspora, and the experience of Vietnamese people in the United States. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Southern Poverty Law Center

Virtual Jamestown

A site with ample and varied information and important images regarding the Jamestown colony. You can see images of earthenware, Indian foods, the arrival of Englishmen in Virginia, the compartments within a British slave ship, famous documents of the time,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: University of Virginia

Was the United States ready for Pearl Harbor?

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the United States' level of preparedness for the attack and think about what the U.S. could have done to be better prepared. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, online research,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 11 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

We must not be enemies: Lincoln's first inaugural address

The focus for this EDSITEment lesson plan unit is on the address given by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration as U.S. President. His address reflected contemporary events and set the tone for his presidency. This series of lesson plans aims to help... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

What happens in the White House?

In this lesson, part of the EDSITEment curriculum unit titled “What Happens in the White House,” students view images of former Presidents living and working within the White House. They discuss the different functions that the White House serves.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

What has happened in the White House?

In this lesson, the second in the EDSITEment curriculum unit titled “What Happens in the White House?” students explore historic events that have occurred at or directly affected the White House. This lesson incorporates primary source material... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

What portraits reveal

This lesson is designed to help students recognize that portraits, whether paintings or photographs, can tell us more about people of the past than just what they looked like. Students first compare portraits of three Presidents of the United States... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)

Provided by: EDSITEment

What was Columbus thinking?

In this lesson, students read excerpts from Columbus's letters and journals, as well as recent considerations of his achievements. Students reflect on the motivations behind Columbus's explorations, his reactions to what he found and the consequences, intended... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

White House Historical Association

This website interprets White House history and the persons and events associated with it. Treasures, art, objects, a timeline, historic photos, photos of presidents, videos and photos of presidential funerals, information on and photos of the White House... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: White House Historical Associaton

Why do we remember Revere? Paul Revere's ride in history and literature

This EDSITEment lesson contains four activities for students to examine how the historical Paul Revere's ride differs from the account in Longfellow's poem, then reflect on why this event is so significant in American cultural history. The activities involve... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

The World of Benjamin Franklin

On this site you can see a timeline of Benjamin Franklin's life and find resource materials, activities, and information about a disciplined individual who was an important diplomat and inventor. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Franklin Institute

Would you have helped out?

In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will investigate the dangers faced by escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground Railroad. Pretending to live back in the time of slavery, students consider whether they would have helped the escaping slaves.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions