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Check the following websites for a variety of lesson plans on American History.
The DiscoverySchool.com provides hundreds of lesson plans written by teachers. You can browse by subject or grade - K –12, 6-8, 9-12. For American History there is an extensive collection of lesson plans. The plans usually include the objective, materials, procedures, evaluation, possible extension, background, and links. Some lessons for U.S. history include: The American Revolution, Buffalo Soldiers, Lewis & Clark, and We the People. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/ushis.html
Education World provides an extensive collection of History from General History, Biographies, U.S. Presidents, Wars, Ancient & Classical History, and U.S. History. The site gives the year of the lesson plan and rates the site in different categories. They are: Content, Aesthetics, Organization, and Review. Some specific American History subjects included, The Civil War, Lewis & Clark, and The Age of Exploration.
http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/topics/history.shtml#United%20States
Edsitement, the website for the National Endowment for the Humanities provides a wide collection of lesson plans on American History. One can search by subject and grade level. The lesson plans are unbelievably detailed. The plans are organized according to: Introduction, Learning Objectives, Guiding Questions, Preparing to Teach the Lesson, Suggested Activities, Documents, Extensions, and Selected Edsitement Websites. . Some specific subjects include: U.S. African-American History, The Civil War & Reconstruction, Native Americans, and Women’s Rights/History. http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3
History Lesson Plans & Resources provides a wealth of different materials and formats in addition to lesson plans. There are many connections to other sites for supplement information to enhance a lesson. There is a Site Index to help navigate through the site. Lesson Plans follow varied formats but usually include: objectives, an outline of procedures, resources/materials, and extensions.
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm
Teacher’s First provides high quality links to other websites that would enhance lessons. The lesson plans are organized by subject/ elementary, middle school, and high school. To navigate through the website you can use a key word search, phrase, or by subject and grade. Other categories include class resources, professional resources, site resources and information. Sites include: The University of Michigan Spies of the Revolution, and PBS’ Lewis & Clark. http://www.teachersfirst.com/class.shtml
The Ask Eric Website provides a unified format for lesson plans. Categories include: Grade Level, Subject, Duration, Description, Goals, Objectives, Materials, Procedures, Assessment and Internet Resources. Subjects include: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Oregon Trail, War of 1812, Women in American History. The site always provides an evaluation of the lesson.
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies/US_History