American History

To gain a wider understanding of the Flu Epidemic and how it affected America.

Students will read a variety of materials from articles on the topic to a letter home from an African American Soldier about his time in France.

This lesson offers an SAQ (Short Answer Question) appropriate to the World War I time frame.

Students will apply new knowledge of technology as well as review prior knowledge of previous time periods by compare/contrasting images of total war from multiple eras.

Second grade students will learn about the many important roles that animals played during wartime.

This lesson provides information to students about the White House, and the residents of the White House. Second grade students can identify with animals and pets and it makes the topic of learning about the White House a more personal connection.

Determine the role of a specific person affected by the Great War and describe how their life was altered as a result of the fighting

Students will work in groups and do research to identify the reasons for fighting in The Great War by the primary combatants in December of 1914.

Students will conduct a trial based around the question “How should instigators of war be held responsible for their actions?”

Students will read and assess letters of former President Harry Truman to understand what was transpiring in his life during the time he spent in the army during World War One.