Here’s our resource link buffet for U.S. History!. As we come across new and improved resources, we hope to update this website to reflect those discoveries, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!
American History Activities
[table]
Topic,Resource
Overall,The Great American Story: A Land of Hope High School Video Curriculum
,Interactive U.S. History Map
,American History Timeline Figures
,Crash Course U.S. History Videos
,U.S. Presidents Notebooking Pages
,Drawing Americana Art Tutorial
,American History Songs
,American History Literature List at Old-Fashioned Education (includes suggested reading levels)
,Story of the World Volume 3 Lapbook
,Story of the World Volume 4 Lapbook
,Cycle 3 Reading Plans
,Short films on Famous Moments in Early American History
,American History Notebooking Pages from Practical Pages
,American History Coloring Pages
,Scholastic’s Teach Dear America
,History Channel Classroom Study Guides
,Adventure Tales of America Student Activity Book
,Adventure Tales of America Vol 1
,Adventure Tales of America Vol 2
,Cavalcade of America’s Old-Time Radio programs
,You are There Old-Time Radio programs
,American History Stories Volume 1: Norsemen to end of French & Indian War by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (audio)
,American History Stories Volume 2: American Revolution & Patriotic Songs by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (audio)
,American History Stories Volume 3: The First President through the Fugitive Slave Law by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick
,American History Stories Volume 4: Abraham Lincoln through the War Between the States by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick
,America’s Story for America’s Children Vol 1-5 by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick
,Animated Atlas – Growth of Our Nation
,Comix with Content – American History
,
Columbus,Columbus Lapbook and Unit Study
,Dave Raymond’s American History Free Lesson – Early Explorers
,
Pilgrims,Landing of the Pilgrims Poetry & Picture Study
,The Mayflower Route Map
,Dave Raymond’s American History Free Lesson – The Colonies
,50 States Before They Graduate – A Pilgrimage to Plymouth
,American Heritage: From Colonial Settlement to the Current Day High School Video Course
,
Boston Tea Party,American History Timeline
,Schoolhouse Rock’s No More Kings
,
Declaration of Independence,Revolutionary War Battles Map
,Two Free Video Lessons from Dave Raymon’s American History – Jefferson & Adams
,
Washington,George Washington Video Chalk Pastel Lesson from American History Video Art Lessons (scroll down)
,Read or listen to the first 15 chapters of Four Great Americans by James Baldwin – all about Washington’s life for young readers. pdf | Audio
,American History Songs
,
Louisiana Purchase,Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Map
,Lewis & Clark by PBS
,Trailblazing Transit Art Tutorial – Lewis & Clark’s Keelboat
,Discovering Lewis and Clark
,On the Lewis & Clark Trail: Finding the Falls
,Timeline for the Lewis & Clark Expedition
,
War of 1812,Star-Spangled Banner Activities (Including math connections)
,Folding the American Flag
,Early 1800s Unit Study
,The War of 1812: The story of two unlikely heroes
,Hats Off Poetry & Picture Study
,Drawing Americana Art Tutorial – Abstract Flag
,American History Songs
,Printables for Francis Scott Key Unit Study
,Patriotic Hymn Study
,The Star-Spangled Banner on Hymnary.org
,The Star-Spangled Banner Hymnal Version PDF
,Free Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Music in Other Keys
,Star-Spangled Banner Music MP3 (with or without Choir) and PDF
,PBS: War of 1812 Teaching Resources
,History of the Star-Spangled Banner & War of 1812
,Fort McHenry Teacher’s Guide
,Lesson Plans & Teacher’s Guides from National Park Service for War of 1812 (Grade 4 & 8)
,Sheet Music for Star-spangled Banner
,
Missouri Compromise,The Missouri Compromise Map
,Activities from Henryclay.org
,Slavery in America Timeline
,The Underground Railroad Interactive Journey
,Underground Railroad Map
,Teacher Guide for The Underground Railroad Interactive Journey
,PBS History of Us – A Fatal Contradiction
,Slavery and the Making of America (PBS)
,Missouri Compromise Article (History Channel)
,Origins of Slavery in America and other videos leading up through the Civil War
,History Summaries (Search for current topic)
,Map of Missouri Compromise
,Free Audiobook: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
,Teacher’s Guide for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
,Lesson Plan for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Intermediate Grades)
,Free Audiobook: Up from Slavery by Booker T Washington
,Teacher’s Guide for Up from Slavery
,
Compromise of 1850,Adventure Tales of the Civil War & Reconstruction
,National Geographic’s Underground Railroad Journey
,Harriet Tubman Activity Book
,Mission U.S.: Flight to Freedom
,Events Leading to the Civil War
,Early 1800s Unit Study
,Torchlighter Harriet Tubman Coloring Pages & Activities: Student Guide | Teacher Guide
,Torchlighter Harriet Tubman Video on Amazon Prime
,
Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion,The Wars of Expansion
,Trailblazing Transit Art Tutorial – Pioneer’s Wagon
,American History Songs
,Land Lost by Mexico Map
,Territorial Gains by the U.S. Map
,Life Portrait of James K. Polk
,Westward Expansion Timeline (pdf)
,Early 1800s Unit Study
,Westward Expansion Art Study
,Trails West Activities Lessons Resources
,Wagon Design – Parts of a Wagon
,Oregon Trail Documentary
,Westward Ho Coloring Page
,Printable Oregon Trail Board Game
,Pioneers and The Oregon Trail Squidoo Lens
,PBS: The Donner Party (for older students)
,PBS: Buffalo Bill
,Buffalo Bill Mini-Book
,Daniel Boone Mini-Book
,1843 Map of Oregon Trail (Includes click-through tour of the Oregon Trail and its landmark sites)
,Modern Map of Oregon Trail
,America 101: All About the Oregon Trail
,Oregon Trail On-Line Game
,PBS – New Perspectives on the West
,Get a Sense of What a Sod House Was Like | PDF
Civil War,Battles of the U.S. Civil War Map
14th Amendment & Civil Rights,Martin Luther King Video Chalk Pastel Lesson from Modern History Video Art Lessons (scroll down)
,Civil War Reconstruction Lesson and Activities (requires free registration)
,Slavery: No Freedom – No Rights Lesson and Activities
,PBS: Supreme Court History – Expanding Civil Rights
,NeoK12 Civil Rights Movement
,Martin Luther King Reading Comprehension
,MLK Activities
,Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Timeline Activity PDF
,
Tycoons & Industrialization,Schoolhouse Rock’s Mother Necessity
,Time Travelers Industrial Revolution through Great Depression Sample
,Industrial Revolution through Great Depression Unit Study
,Turning Points in History -Industrial Revolution Video
,
T. Roosevelt,About Teddy Roosevelt
,American History Songs
,T. Roosevelt videos photos speeches
,Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Rough Riding the Dakotas
,Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War
,Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
,The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt Audio Book
,Theodoreroosevelt.org
,American Boy’s Life of Theodore Roosevelt e-book (or click here for the audio)
,
Immigration to America,Interactive Tour of Ellis Island: Walk in the footsteps of immigrants!
,Sojourners and Citizens: A Study of Immigration and Citizenship
,Immigration — Coming to America
,
World War I,Wilson’s War Message
,World War I Hero: Alvin York State Park
,In Flanders Fields Poetry & Coloring Page
,
Women’s Suffrage,Schoolhouse Rock’s Sufferin’ Till Suffrage
,The Fight for Women’s Suffrage
,Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
,Women in WWI and Women’s Suffrage
,20 Suffragists to Know
,Women’s Suffrage Lessons (including PDF of Map)
,American History Songs
,America in the 20th Century Lap Pak
,
Pearl Harbor,Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
,
Cold War & Communism,What is NATO? Interactive Video
,
Brown v Board of Education,Martin Luther King Video Chalk Pastel Lesson from Modern History Video Art Lessons (scroll down)
,The Road to Civil Rights
,
US Astronauts,NASA’s Lost Bible Quotations
,
9/11,World Trade Center Complex Paper Model
,
Constitution (Preamble & Bill of Rights),We the People activity ebook on the Constitution Presidents and Elections
,Make your own US Constitution Booklet
,Interactive Constution (Also a link to print the Constitution)
,The Constitution the Articles and Federalism: Crash Course US History
,
Other,Stossel in the Classroom – Both Sides of the Issue & Current Events
,
[/table]
If you have a great American history resource to share, we would love for you to leave it in the comments for us to consider adding to the list! If you come across broken links, please let us know! Thank you!