Multiple Units/Big Sites Lesson Plans & Activities Crossroads (lots!)  Free Presentations in PowerPoint format (lots!) History Wired - American History (very cool!)  Lots of Lessons & Supporting docs and presentations (Mr Pelkey)  Exploration to Beginning of America First Americans (Native American, Colonists, Western Expansion) Library of Congress for Teachers - The Learning Page Lesson Plans & Links INDEX Grade 8 American History (5 UNITS, Mont Ct Schools, 8th) Homeless Education Learning Page Jane Addams (mini-unit, homelessness in America) Info and activities based on History Standards grades 7-12 (AL Dept of Ed)  American Reform (Core) America Becomes a World Power (Core) Thinkquest Sites U.S. History Units American Memory, Lesson Plans Teacherlink Social Studies Lessons & Units History Matters (US History) National Security Archive - Declassified SCORE (see grades 5, 8, 11) U.S. Government Lesson Plans U.S. States & Regions Lesson Plans The Biography Maker (lesson plans) AP History - Simulation: President Stephen A Douglas (click on excerpt from the book) AP History - Ten Major Events That Shaped the United States (click on excerpt from the book) Free American History Clipart US 8th grade links US History Links (Roosevelt HS) For Kids Social Studies Skills Tutor (Prentice Hall, free) America's Story: Library of Congress for Kids (great site!) 1878-1889 The Freedom Timeline - Historical Stories of Freedom   Practice US History Tests (for grades 8th 10th, 11th) See what you can find! All Rights Reserved Counter start date January 2006     Have a great year!