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Intro Into Vietnam Webquest
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan is designed to help students answer or accomplish the following: • What were some causes of the Vietnam War? • Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War? •...$3.00 -
Biography: Thomas Jefferson
$2.25This biography on Thomas Jefferson focuses on his role in writing the Declaration of Independence, his differences with Alexander Hamilton and how these resulted in the formation of the country's...$2.25 -
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
$3.00Whether you are searching for that Constitution Day lesson or beginning a unit on the Constitution, this assignment is ideal! The resources includes a paraphrased version of the Constitution and...$3.00 -
Mini-Unit: The Road to American Independence
MSRP: $12.75$10.00This mini-unit guides students through the events that culminated in tMSRP: $12.75$10.00 -
The Ordinances of 1785 and 1787
$2.25This assignment provides an introduction to both the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. From the reading, students will gain an understanding of the major issues facing the...$2.25 -
Mini-Lesson: The Declaration of Independence
$3.00This resource includes both an excellent paraphrased version and a series of questions based on the Declaration of Independence. The paraphrased version makes the document more accessible to students...$3.00 -
Political Cartoon: Join or Die
$2.50Join, or Die was created by Benjamin Franklin and first appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The purpose of the wood cut was to generate support for Franklin's Albany Plan of Union, a...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp - FREE
$0.00The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss-Ame Stamp was created by Benjamin Wilson in 1766 and was intended to convince both members of Parliament and the British public of the benefits in repealing the...$0.00 -
Buddhism Taught by the Buddha's Parables: The Goat that Laughed and Wept
$3.00The Jataka Parables are a collection of 550 anecdotes that were told by the Buddha about his past incarnations in order to teach about the path to enlightenment and Buddhist morality. Parable 18 is...$3.00 -
Chinese Culture: Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and the Creation of the World
$8.99This mini-unit on Chinese philosophy, is designed to introduce students in Western cultures to the philosophical traditions of China. The first lesson introduces the Pan Gu creation story. After...$8.99 -
Indigenous Tribes - An Introduction to Culture
$7.99This lesson uses an exploration of dramatically different indigenous tribal groups to introduce the concept of culture. Links to video clips depicting first contact with a formerly isolated tribe,...$7.99 -
India, Hinduism, and the Laws of Manu
$3.99The first written laws of the Ancient Indian Empire were said to have come down through the ages from the world’s first man, Manu. Some elements of Manu’s life story strongly resemble a combination...$3.99