American History Toolkit

Items

• Settler Colonialism and the American Revolution: Women and the American Story History Unit (1692-1783)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Eras 2 and 3. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Eras 2 and 3. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Modernizing America: Women and the American Story History Unit (1889–1920)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade and High School USHG Era 6. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade and High School USHG Era 6. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Maawndoonganan: Anishinaabe Resource Manual to Accompany the State of Michigan Social Studies Standards
  Please read the document for a full list of supported Michigan Social Studies standards.
  DescriptionPlease read the document for a full list of supported Michigan Social Studies standards.

  PublisherConfederation of Michigan Tribal Educator Departments (CMTED)
• Lawmakers or Lawbreakers? The Crosswhites and Community of Marshall, Michigan
  4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.
  Description 4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region. 4 – G1.0.3 Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the val­ues and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.
• Industry and Empire: Women and the American Story History Unit (1866-1904)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade USHG Eras 5 + 6 and High School USHG Era 6. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade USHG Eras 5 + 6 and High School USHG Era 6. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.Click here to learn how to use WAMS in your classroom.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Growth and Turmoil: U.S. History Unit (1948–1977)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 7 + 8. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 7 + 8. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Expansions and Inequalities: Women and the American Story History Unit (1820-1869)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade USHG Eras 4 + 5. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade USHG Eras 4 + 5. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• End of the Twentieth Century Women and the American Story History Unit (1977-2001): A Conservative Turn
  Content wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 8+ 9. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 8+ 9. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Early Encounters: Women and the American Story History Unit (1492-1734)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Eras 1 and 2.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Eras 1 and 2.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards. How to use WAMS in your classroom

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Confidence and Crises: Women and the American Story History Unit (1920-1948)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 6, 7, and 8. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with High School USHG Eras 6, 7, and 8. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Chaldean American Month Video Series
  A 4 minute, 4-part YouTube playlist that explores: 1. Who are the Chaldeans? 2. Aramaic Language 3. Religion 4. Demographics
  CreatorChaldean Community Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to lifting the cultural heritage, community, and labor of Chaldeans and Chaldean Americans in and beyond Michigan.Learn more about the Chaldean Community Foundation

  DescriptionA 4 minute, 4-part YouTube playlist that explores: 1. Who are the Chaldeans? 2. Aramaic Language 3. Religion 4. Demographics

  PublisherChaldean Community Foundation
• Building a New Nation: Women and the American Story History Unit (1776-1831)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Era 3 and 8th grade USHG Eras 3 + 4. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Era 3 and 8th grade USHG Eras 3 + 4. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical
• Big Moves: This is the Rope Read Aloud
  1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.
  Description1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life. 3-G4.0.2: Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).4-G2.0.2: Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.4-G4.0.1: Use a case study or story about migration within or to the United States to identify push and pull factors (why they left, why they came) that influenced the migration."

  PublisherMichigan Department of Education
• At Risk of Prejudice: The Arab American Community
  PublisherNational Council for the Social Studies
• Asian American Education Resource Database
  AHT note: all standards listed in the database are from Illinois. It is our hope that we will be able to align each resource in this database to Michigan standards, but we haven't had the opportunity yet.
  DescriptionAHT note: all standards listed in the database are from Illinois. It is our hope that we will be able to align each resource in this database to Michigan standards, but we haven't had the opportunity yet.

  PublisherAsian Americans Advancing Justice: Chicago
• A Nation Divided: U.S. History Unit (1832-1877)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Era 3 and 8th grade USHG Eras 4 + 5. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration.
  DescriptionContent wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Era 3 and 8th grade USHG Eras 4 + 5. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.

  PublisherThe New York Historical