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US History

18th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

American Indians in an Age of Empire and Revolution, 1750-1783: Assessments

Rachel Banke, PhD
March 23, 2022

17th Century, 18th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

American Indians in an Age of Empire and Revolution, 1750-1783: Primary Source Activities

Rachel Banke, PhD
March 17, 2022

20th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

World War II and US Visual Culture

Painting of a white woman wearing blue work overalls and goggles on her forehead. She sits on a box while eating a sandwich. A riveter tool lays across her lap, and her feet rest on a copy of Mein Kampf. The background is in American flag.

Mark Pohlad, PhD
February 28, 2022

19th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Civil War Letters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
February 28, 2022

19th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

Immigration and Universal Suffrage

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 12, 2021

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

All Together in World War I

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Pullman Porters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades K-3, Visual Literacy

In the Train Station

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

The Hull House Neighborhood

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Fort Laramie and the Dakota

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021

20th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades K-3

Who Was Mother Jones?

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021

19th Century, Collection Essays

Shakespeare in the Nineteenth-Century United States

Jill Gage, Newberry Library
January 29, 2021