Middle School Lesson Plans

American Indian Lessons

• "Watching the River Run" - The history of the rivers in Wisconsin, a unit for sixth grade students by Nancy Hughes
• "Watching the River Run" Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - activities, discussion questions, etc.
• "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation - pictures, maps, historical information
• "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation Bibliography (Microsoft Word)


• Nonfiction Unit: Paths of the People, a unit for middle school students, by Paula Reed
• Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - description, objectives, activities, etc.
• Final Unit Assessment (Microsoft Word)
• "A look at the Wisconsin Ojibwe Indian Experience" Power Point Presentation
• "Sandy Lake Tragedy & Memorial" brochure (PDF)


• Indian Removal in the U.S. and WI for 8th Graders by Jennifer Morgan
• Unit Summary
• Indian Removal in the U.S. Power Point Presentation
• The Sandy Lake Tragedy Power Point Presentation
• Trail of Tears vs. Sandy Lake (comparison chart)
• Sandy Lake Student Project
• Rubric (Excel)
• Sources


• What are Treaties? for 7th Graders by Leslie Dokkestul
• What are Treaties? Power Point Presentation
• Final Project

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Global History Lessons

• Bibliography for Middle School Global Studies By Gwen Treu
• Project overview
• Ancient Civilizations Reading Unit
• New Working Bibliography

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