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Four Thanksgiving myths, four case files. Students become Detectives, Psychologists, and Journalists, checking what the Pilgrim eyewitnesses actually wrote, what Wampanoag historians say, and when Thanksgiving became a national holiday. Written for the whole family table with a kindergarten to grade 2 band plus bands for grades 3 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 to 12. Includes a verdict board, a big-question reflection, an answer key, and an optional adult-led demonstration of baking a pie without an oven. Source-based and ready for the week before Thanksgiving.
One date, one hour, three very different jobs. Students read primary sources from two presidents and a king to discover how the same moment that became the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Over time, 11:00 a.m. on November 11, has been changed to mean different things such as Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, and a day for poppies. A ready-to-print lesson for ages 5 to 18, with an answer key.
The armistice was signed around 5 a.m., but the ceasefire didn’t begin until 11. So what happened in those six hours, and why does it still matter? This free, 15-page mini-investigation sends learners in grades K-12 into the last morning of World War I. Pick a level, work through the sources, and finish with something of their own. 20 to 40 minutes, no prep.
Eleven hands-on projects for Grades K–12, fully differentiated across four grade bands. Students build, illustrate, and analyze using 9 print-ready handouts, with rubrics and a teacher/parent reference guide included. Works with any American Alligator study or resource, no specific curriculum required.
Transform a single afternoon into meaningful exploration of frontier friendship. Students analyze gift exchanges, research traditional plants, and build model snares to understand survival physics.
Transform The Sign of the Beaver into weeks of hands-on learning. Students assess survival skills, build working traps, investigate treaties, plan Indigenous gardens, and analyze cross-cultural friendship.
Free 33-Page teaching guide for the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary (2026). Learn the Five Pillars framework: The Grievances, The Philosophers, The Road to Rebellion, The Creation Process, and The Signers.
Free K-12 mini-lesson teaching students to question who writes history. Differentiated graphic organizers help students analyze Revolutionary War events from multiple perspectives and identify whose voices are missing from historical narratives.
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