Lessons Available by Grade Level

  • Grade K

    Who was Benjamin Franklin?

    Who was Betsy Ross?

    American Symbols

    What is Government?

    Responsible Citizenship

  • Grade 1

    Who was Benjamin Franklin?

    Who was Betsy Ross?

    Founding Fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin

    American Symbols

    Constitutional Convention

    What is Government?

    Responsible Citizenship

  • Grade 2

    Founding Fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

    American Symbols

    Constitutional Convention

    What is Government?

    Responsible Citizenship

    Different Levels of Government

  • Grade 3

    Founding Fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

    Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

    Who Was Prince Hall?

    The Constitutional Convention

    Federalism and the Great Compromise

    The Three Branches of Government

    Different Levels of Government

    Characteristics of Responsible Citizenship

    Volunteerism

    Who was Prince Hall?

  • Grade 5

    The Original 13 Colonies

    Life in Colonial America

    Who Was Prince Hall?

    Life of Enslaved People in Northern Colonies

    Life of Free African Americans in the 1700s

    Colonial America: Causes of Independence

    Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock

    Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, John Jay

    Founding Mothers: Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Mercy Watson, Phyliss Wheatly, and Deborah Sampson

    Homefront American Revolution

    Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    Declaration of Independence

    Articles of Confederation

    Constitutional Convention

    Federalism and the Great Compromise

    Articles I-III of the United States Constitution

    Federalist vs Anti-Federalist

    The Bill of Rights

    Responsible Citizenship

    American Heroes Series: Crispus Attucks

    American Heroes Series: Salem Poor

    American Heroes Series: James Armistead Lafayette

    American Heroes Series: Phillis Wheatley

    American Heroes Series: Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett)

  • Grade 7

    Life in Colonial America: Causes of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Articles of Confederation

    The Constitutional Convention and Compromises

    Articles I-III of the Constitution

    Federalist v. Anti-Federalist

    The Bill of Rights

    Citizenship

    Rule of Law and Federalist Paper #81

    Elections: History and Federal, State and Local Elections

    Trivia for 7th Grade Civics Exam

  • Grade 8

    The Original 13 Colonies

    Life in Colonial America

    Colonial America: Lead up to the Revolutionary War

    Homefront American Revolution

    Slavery in Northern Colonies/States

    Life of Free African Americans in the 1700s

    Declaration of Independence

    Articles of Confederation

    Constitutional Convention

    Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist

    Abigail Adams: First Second Lady, Second First Lady

    American History Live: Grade 8 Notable Americans Lessons

    Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock

    Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, John Jay

    Founding Mothers: Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Mercy Watson, Phyliss Wheatly, and Deborah Sampson

    Who Was Prince Hall?

    Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

    Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    Life of Enslaved People in Northern Colonies

    Life of Free African Americans in the 1700s

    American Heroes Series: Crispus Attucks

    American Heroes Series: Salem Poor

    American Heroes Series: James Armistead Lafayette

    American Heroes Series: Phillis Wheatley

    American Heroes Series: Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett)

  • Grades 9-12

    Elections: History and Federal, State and Local Elections

    Elections: Registration, Primary v. General, Educated Voter

    Rule of Law and Federalist Paper #81

    Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock

    Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, John Jay

    Who Was Prince Hall?

    American Heroes Series: Crispus Attucks

    American Heroes Series: Salem Poor

    American Heroes Series: James Armistead Lafayette

    American Heroes Series: Phillis Wheatley

    American Heroes Series: Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett)