“wendy conklin”

This resource provides lessons and activities that bring four distant cultures vibrantly into the classroom and immerse students in history. Rich background materials support engaging activities such as reading-aloud a short play based on the epic of Gilgamesh, learning the basics of Chinese calligr... More

Ancient America comes to life as students explore the Yucatan, meet Montezuma, visit Machu Picchu, and more. Students will find themselves immersed in these ancient cultures writing Mayan glyphs, creating ancient ballgame trading cards, designing clothing catalogues, and learning about the Aztec rel... More

The Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs were three groups of people found living in the ancient Americas. Though they were clearly alike, they were also unique. All three civilizations ended when Spanish explorers moved into the Americas.... More

Moctezuma was the most famous ruler of the powerful Aztec empire. After leading the Aztecs for 17 years as a fair leader, Moctezumas reign came to a dramatic close. The Spanish explorer Hernan Corts conquered the Aztecs and Moctezuma died.... More

Eleanor Roosevelt lived during an exciting time. Women had just gained the right to vote. As a first lady, she made her own agenda and gave her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, plenty of advice. She stood up for the weak and advocated for equal rights regardless of gender or skin color.... More

Martin Luther King Jr. grew up knowing that there needed to be a change in the way that African Americans were treated, and he held a dream from the time he was a young boy that he would help make that change happen. Unlike most of the activists in the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. w... More

The Cold War was a different kind of war that lasted for more than 40 years. Countries did not shoot at one another, but they spied on and competed against one another. It was a war of beliefs as the United States believed in democracy and the Soviet Union advocated communism.... More

From the Vikings to Henry Hudson, the great explorers sailed across uncharted waters during the Age of Discovery in search of many things, including adventure and wealth. Their exploration not only changed maps of the world but also paved the way for the settlement of the New World.... More

Christopher Columbus set out on August 3, 1492, to find the East by sailing west. Over the course of a few years, he convinced the king and queen of Spain to pay for his trip, promising them fame and riches in return. Columbus discovered more than he bargained forhe had found a new continent.... More

As Great Britain taxed the colonists without representation, the colonists became angry. Groups of men in the colonies began writing to each other about this unfair treatment. These spirited men became the first congress and led the colonies to declare their independence.... More