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A Moment In Time – Historic Events – May 18th – 24th | Cross-Curricular Lesson Ideas to Pinterest (opens in a new window)
$3.00Add to CartTake learners on a fascinating journey through five major historical events that shaped our world during the week of May 18th to May 24th at different times in history. Designed with natural differentiation in mind, this resource includes tailored, engaging lesson ideas for grade levels 3rd–5th and 6th–8th. It is the perfect fit for and set up whether you are teaching one child or a classroom of students. You’ll have different assignment options from which to choose based on what is appropriate you the students you are teaching.
🌋 What’s Inside?
Lesson ideas to explore the historical context and dive into student-centered lessons surrounding:
- The Eruption of Mount St. Helens (1980)
- Amelia Earhart’s Solo Transatlantic Flight (1932)
- The Founding of the American Red Cross (1881)
- The First Official Telegraph Message (1844)
- The Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge (1883)
🧠 Cross-Curricular Assignments
History doesn’t happen in a vacuum! These assignments bridge multiple subjects to create a rich, holistic educational journey:
- 🔬 STEM & Engineering: Hands-on popsicle stick bridge building and technology timelines.
- 🌍 Earth Science & Ecology: Researching primary succession and ecosystem recovery after a volcanic eruption.
- 📐 Math & Geography: Plotting transatlantic coordinates and calculating average flight speeds.
- 📝 Creative Writing & Journalism: Crafting eyewitness news reports, historical diary entries, and 1930s aviation packing lists.
- 🤝 Social Studies & Civic Action: Designing emergency relief kits and drafting real-world non-profit community action plans.
🌟 Benefits of this Resource
- Multi-Age Flexibility: With prompts neatly separated between 3rd-5th and 6th-8th, you can seamlessly teach multiple ages.
- High Engagement: Fosters critical thinking and creativity through hands-on projects, stepping away from dry, standardized worksheets.
- Student-Led Discovery: Encourages kids to step into the shoes of inventors, explorers, and unsung heroes, making the past incredibly relevant to their present.
👇 Ready to bring history to life and add a fresh, engaging resource?
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This fun, FREE picture graph is designed to give students practice in finding and plotting coordinates! With a theme of the USA and the American flag, it is perfect to use when studying the U.S. states, government and the flag. You can also use it during American holidays such as Memorial Day and/or the 4th of July!
This is STEM activity for both Math, and Geography.
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Studying the U.S. Presidents? Check out this BUNDLE! It includes three products and when you bundle, you save!
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A Day in History – Investigation Station | October 24 Pony Express to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research and writing activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focuses on the Pony Express.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | October 21 Edison – Electric Light to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research and writing activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focuses on the day that Thomas Edison invented a practical electric light for home use!
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | October 14 Martin Luther King Jr to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research and writing activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focuses on the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize (October 14, 1964).
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | September 9 – California becomes a State to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focus is on California. Investigation ideas include the ‘Gold Rush’, the Compromise of 1850, the state’s long and rich history, the geography and the natural resources.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | September 5 – First Continental Congress to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource centers around the convening of the First Continental Congress. Investigation ideas include the study of the Intolerable Acts, the delegates that attended and finding out why Georgia did not send a delegate.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | September 4 – Geronimo to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This investigation station begins with students learning about the surrender of Apache Indian Chief Geronimo in 1886. Exploration ideas include learning more about Geronimo, the Apache, Native Americans today and the American Indian Wars.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | September 2 – US Treasury Department to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This investigation centers around the establishment of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1789. Exploration ideas include investigating the first Secretary of Treasury, the history of the treasury building and the duties and functions of the department.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
A Day in History – Investigation Station | August 26 – 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history!
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
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A Day in History – Investigation Station | August 25 – National Park Service was established to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history!
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
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A Day in History – Investigation Station | August 17 – Davy Crockett to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history!
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
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A Day in History – Investigation Station | August 16 – First Transatlantic Cable to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$1.00Add to Cart
A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history!
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
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Students can use this worksheet again and again. They can even compile a notebook throughout the year of all of their completed History Detective pages!
Imagine having students complete this page for each and every major event in history studied and all compiled into one project. What a powerful amount of knowledge they will have to keep!
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This informational article will explain to students that the word “Hispanic” is a cultural word and that people from more than 20 countries and nationalities are considered Hispanic. This cultural people group can be divided in many ways. There are Indo-Hispanics, Afro-Hispanics, Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Students will also learn how those ethnic groups can be broken down into other groups and why there has been an entire month dedicated to celebrating the many cultural diversities and people of Hispanic descent.
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In the United States, National Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. This informational text article will help 4th-5th grade students learn about this day set aside to recognize national flag, how it came about and facts about the U.S. flag. To assess reading comprehension and understanding, there are two worksheets for students to complete after reading the text (multiple choice and short answer). Answer keys provided.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5
Grade level: Fifth Grade
Automated Readability Index: 4.3
Grade level: 8-9 yrs. old (Fourth and Fifth graders) -
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Observed every November, Veterans Day is a special day set aside to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. Veterans. This resource has been designed to give students the opportunity to research various aspects of the holiday, the men who have served, branches of the military, and anything related to the United States armed forces. After they have completed their research, students will have materials to…
- *Create a stand-alone notebook project
- *Use the pages within to creatively add to their existing History / Social Studies interactive notebooks.
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This lapbook has been designed to give students a creative project to create about America’s Independence Day – the 4th of July!
Students are given various lapbooking templates on a variety of topics. They will then research or read books about each, record what they have learned and add to their lapbook. These topics include…
– Pledge of Allegiance
– The American flag and winning independence
– Founding fathers: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and others
– American Symbols, the words ‘patriotic’ and ‘freedom’ -
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Studying or remembering the events of September 11, 2001? This resource will give students the templates needed to create a 9-11 shape book.
Includes:- – 2 covers
- – 9 inside pages (of which there are specific pages titled: heros, events, since that day…)
Students can use to write reports, create a ‘memorial’ essay and display display creative writing.
