American History Themed Resources and Freebies

Published:
August 22, 2013

Sarah Shelton

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Sarah Shelton

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Awhile back we asked our readers what they would like to see in upcoming Themed Thursday blog posts. The #1 response was History Themed Resources! For the next 5 weeks will be highlighting different History time periods and free resources and ideas to use with that specific time period.

We will begin our series with American History! 

Enjoy this list of FREE Printables, Lapbooks, Unit Studies, Hands on Activities, FREE Kindle Books and More!!!

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Christopher Colombus Lapbook and Notebook Study
Early Learning President Activities Washington and Lincoln
George Washington Lapbook
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Mini Units
Early Settlers: Jamestown Resources
Explorers and the Lost Colony Notebooking and Activities
The Thirteen Colonies Books Arts and Crafts
Thirteen Colonies Worksheets
Free Printable Constitution
American Revolution Projects and Ideas
Civil War Lapbooks and Unit Studies
The Great Depression Hands on Activities
Amelia Earhart Mapping and Notebooking Pages
Lots of Nice American History Coloring Pages
Colonial and Explorers What they Ate Printables
Lots of different notebooking pages for American History
American History Timeline Printable
MinuteMen Lesson Activity
Bill of Rights, Presidents and More Cursive Copywork
American History Topics, Books and Ideas
Lots of Study Guides for Middle/Highschool Teachers From History.com

5 Days of Military History by Royal Little Lambs
Revolutionary War
Civil War
World War 1
World War 2
The Gulf Wars

Mom’s Mustard Seeds has a wealth of resources including FREE lessons!
The Ultimate Guide to Early US History
Thirteen Weeks of FREE History Lessons

Patrick Henry Unit Study

Homeschool Share has TONS of Resources:
The Great Depression Unit Study, Lapbooks and Printables
American Revolution Unit Studies, Lapbooks and More
Civil War Unit Studies, Lessons Plans, Lapbooks and Printables

FREE Civil War History Curriculum! Thanks Free Homeschool Deals!

Great Websites on American History and Government:
U.S Constitution.net
ICivics
Center for Civic Education
The Founding Fathers
Bill of Rights Institute
Mapping History
Teach Us History
History.com


Here are some FREE Classic Living History Books for your Kindle:


The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Abraham Lincoln

Hero Tales from American History

The American Revolution

This is a great deal on the Schoolhouse Rock Collection which includes ALL the Election and Government songs!!!
 


Schoolhouse Rock 30th Anniversary Edition

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