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Lesson Plans Grades 3-5
Manchester University – 5th Grade – American Revolutionary War (74 pg pdf)
School District of Philadelphia - 5 Causes to the American Revolution - 5th Grade - (51 pg pdf)
California State University – 5th Grade - American Revolution - 12 Lessons (66 pg pdf)
DAR Lesson Plans – 5th Grade – 31 lessons (pdf)
DAR Lesson Plans - 5th-8th Grades - (15 pg pdf)
Core Knowledge - American Revolution -
20 Lessons (144 pg pdf)
PBS Learning Media -LinkBring the World to Your Classroom.
OPB and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lessons plans and more for teachers. This link takes you to 120 resources on the American Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820's), 88 are specific to the American Revolution years.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History-Link The Institute provides teachers, students, and the general public with direct access to unique primary source materials. This link takes you to the Teachers Lesson Plans Section where you can search by grade level. For Grades 3-5 there are 7 Lesson Plans: George Washington’s Rules of Civility, Surveying Land, The Boston Massacre (Grades 4–6), The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. History, The Preamble to the US Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Declaration of Independence, America in Song, , Jefferson v. Hamilton and the Idea of Liberty
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History-Link The Institute provides teachers, students, and the general public with direct access to unique primary source materials. This link takes you to the Teachers Lesson Plans Section where you can search by grade level. For Grades 3-5 there are 7 Lesson Plans: George Washington’s Rules of Civility, Surveying Land, The Boston Massacre (Grades 4–6), The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. History, The Preamble to the US Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Declaration of Independence, America in Song, , Jefferson v. Hamilton and the Idea of Liberty