Teaching American History

Petaluma City Schools
Petaluma, California

Shared Lesson Plans and Strategies

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Institute Instructor's Lesson Plans and Resource List 2009

  1. Year One Lesson Template - A blank template to be used for Year One lesson plans. (RTF file)

- Staff Content or Leader Demonstration Lessons -

  1. Cooperation Conflict - A lesson plan presented by Leslie Ihrig (Grant Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  2. Boston Massacre News Article - A lesson plan presented by Joan Newcomb (Monte Vista Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (large RTF file - 5.45 mb - expect long download)
  3. Benjamin Franklin: A colonial life - A lesson plan presented by Vicky Hill (Oak Grove School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  4. Colonial Economic Systems - A lesson plan presented by Christina Lunde (Olive Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  5. Frontier Gallery Walk - A demonstration lesson plan presented by Professor Michelle Jolly (Sonoma State University) - TAH Year One 2009. (3 RTF files)
  6. Explorer Bingo - A demonstration lesson plan presented by Professor Michelle Jolly (Sonoma State University) - TAH Year One 2009. (2 RTF files)
  7. Problem Solving on the High Seas - A demonstration lesson plan presented by Professor Michelle Jolly (Sonoma State University) - Year One 2009. (8 RTF files)
  8. Historical Maps - A demonstration lesson plan presented by Professor Michelle Jolly (Sonoma State University) - TAH Year One 2009. (5 RTF files)
  9. Oral History Day - A demonstration lesson plan presented by Professor Michelle Jolly (Sonoma State University) - TAH Year One 2009. (4 RTF files)
  10. California State Indian Museum Field Trip - A 5th Grade demonstration lesson plan by Lisa Beaudry (La Tercera School) - TAH Year One 2009.

- Angel Island Lessons -
(including Chinese Immigration)

  1. Field trip to San Francisco Bay Area - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Christina Keller (Cali Calmecac Academy) - TAH Year One 2009.
  2. Angel Island Exploration - A 5th Grade lesson plan for an Angel's Island Fieldtrip from Jared Ives (Madrone Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  3. If This Island Could Talk - A 4/5th Grade lesson plan for an Angel's Island Fieldtrip from Julette Jones (San Ramon Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  4. If Walls Could Talk - Angel Island - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Trisha Herndon (Hamilton Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  5. Angel Island Orienteering - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Philip Young (Waldo Rohnert Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  6. Angel Island - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Lisa Raymond (San Ramon Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.

- Maritime Museum Lessons -
(including the Age of Exploration)

  1. Field Trip to the Maritime Museum - Balclutha - A lesson plan presented by Leslie Ihrig (Grant Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  2. Brown Gold - A lesson plan presented by Joan Newcomb (Monte Vista Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  3. Explorer Pop-Up Books - A 5th Grade lesson plan from Chris Carter (La Tercera Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  4. Travel Brochure Lesson Plan - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Lori Marston (Pleasant Valley Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  5. Seafaring Ships - A 5th Grade lesson plan about the Maritime Museum, seafaring ships, and technology by Jeannie Heaslet (McNear Elementary) -TAH Year One 2009.
  6. Voyage on the Balclutha - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Ellie Marcus (Loma Verde Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  7. The Balclutha and sailing on the Alma - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Carinne Paddock (Oak Grove Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  8. Maritime Tools and Technology - A 5th Grade demonstration lesson plan by Vicki Hill (Oak Grove School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  9. Technology used during the "Age of Exploration" 1300-1600 - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Sally Christensen (McKinley Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  10. Why did Europeans sail to new places? - A 4th Grade introduction to navigational tools by Susan Hunter (San Ramon Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.

- Point Reyes Lessons -
(including Early Californian)

  1. Presidios, Missions, Ranchos, and Pueblos - A 4-5th Grade Special Day Class lesson plan by Bernadette Prunetti (Kawana Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  2. The Kashaya of Mettini - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Cindy Gamel (Marguerite Hahn School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  3. The Missions System and Native Americans - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Cheryl Campbell-Sapp (Meadow View Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  4. John Sutter E-sheet - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Kristy Corbett (La Tercera Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  5. Point Reyes National Seashore #1 - A Grade 3-5 lesson plan (Part 1 of 2) by Christina Sanders (Sassarini Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  6. Point Reyes National Seashore #2 - A Grade 3-5 lesson plan (Part 2 of 2) by Christina Sanders (Sassarini Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009.

- Fort Ross Lessons -
(including Native Americans)

  1. Hunting Group at Ft. Ross #1 - A lesson plan (Part 1 of 2) by Christina Lunde (Olive Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  2. Hunting Group at Ft. Ross #2 - A lesson plan (Part 2 of 2) by Christina Lunde (Olive Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  3. First Contact: Cooperation and Conflict - A 3rd Grade lesson plan by Craig Stone (Waldo Rohnert Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  4. Introduction to Local Native Americans - A 3rd Grade lesson plan by Emily Brown (Sonoma Valley Unified) - TAH Year One 2009.
  5. California Indian Survival Kit - A 5th Grade lesson plan from Kim Anselmi (Bernard Eldredge School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  6. Cultural Dancing at Fort Ross - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Annie Distad (Olive Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  7. Native American Region Mural - A lesson plan presented by Tracy Wright (Robert l. Stevens School) - TAH Year One 2009. (RTF file)
  8. Native American Cultures of the Desert Southwest - A lesson plan presented by Lisa Beaudry (La Tercera School) - TAH Year One 2009. (large RTF file - 7.61 mb - expect long download)
  9. East Woodland Native Americans - A lesson plan presented by Shirley Jenner (Meadow View Elementary School) - TAH Year One 2009. (3 RTF files)
  10. Coastal Native Americans - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Diane Beckman (Cali Calmecac Academy) - TAH Year One 2009.
  11. Unit 2, Lesson 1 plan for Scott Foresman - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Michelle Anderson (Penngrove Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  12. Russian Folktale vs. English Folktale - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Leslie Smith (Hamilton Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  13. Native American Region Picture Book - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Suzy Sellai (Miwok Valley School) - TAH Year One 2009.
  14. The People of Fort Ross and Sutter's Fort: Similarities and Differences - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Suzan Spry (Rancho Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  15. Russian Settlement in California - A 4th Grade lesson plan by Nikki Boccaleoni (Monte Vista Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  16. Fort Ross - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Michelle Talbot (Thomas Page Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  17. Exploring Fort Ross - Then and Now - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Tara Lyon (John Reed Elementary) - TAH Year One 2009.
  18. Creating and Journaling Fort Ross - A 5th Grade lesson plan by Shawna Whitestine (Hahn School) - TAH Year One 2009.



Teaching American History
Susan Olds - Project Director

E-mail at:
solds@pet.k12.ca.us

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