High School Resource What Would You Have Done? 20th-Century Presidents Objective: Students will investigate decisions made during various presidential administrations. Activity: Students divide into teams of three and select a 20th-century President to research. Teacher makes sure that each President is selected only once. Students use library resources and Internet to research the President to […]

Middle School Resource American Presidents – Life Portraits This website contains a complete video archive of all of C-SPAN’s American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, providing an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations. The videos last two to three hours long and the most recent one created was about Bill […]

High School Resource A Memorial Day Tribute by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, is a tribute to soldiers who served our country. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.7.8, SS.8.4, SS.8.4.c, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

High School Resource Mystery at Roanoke by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the story of the colony of Roanoke. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.7.2, SS.7.2.c, SS.7.2.c.1, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Middle School Resource The Original 13 Colonies and 3 Regions by ECSDM This lesson has been created for the purpose of reviewing content regarding The Original Thirteen Colonies and the three colonial regions of America with 7th grade students who are studying American History. Therefore, prior lessons pertaining to this topic will be required for […]

American Memory American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The American Memory Historical Collections are multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures, and text from the Library of Congress’ Americana collections. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.K.ID.3.b.5, SS.1.ID.1.c, SS.1.ID.2.b.1 […]

Symbols of USA This site contains printable symbols such as the bald eagle, liberty bell, American Flag and the Statue of Liberty. There are also descriptions of each and activities related to the symbols. Additional links on this site leads to American songs and the history behind their lyrics. There are detailed art activities that […]

High School Resource Immigration: Our Changing Voices by Library of Congress Students will be able to: -use American Memory collections to search and evaluate primary documents; -discuss their own family history and put it into context of immigrant stories; -analyze concerns and answers to questions related to migrations’ shifts. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1, […]

Middle School Resource Understanding American Values by Discovery Education -Students will identify events that led to the American Revolution. -Students will describe the emotions and sentiment that led to the American Revolution. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1.1, SS.E.1.1A, SS.E.1.1B, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson […]

Elementary School Resource Early America by Discovery Education Students will understand the following: -A leader demonstrates certain traits, qualities, or characteristics. -Leaders exist in America today and existed in early American history as well. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1.1, SS.E.1.1A, SS.E.1.1B, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of […]