Middle School History Curriculum
History Lesson With Deeper Impact
Challenge middle school students to think critically about leadership, democracy, and historical decision-making.
Designed for Inquiry
Middle school cross-curricular resources that build critical thinking, civic understanding, and analysis skills.
Bookable Programs
Standards-aligned 6-8 programs led by IKEducators that bring learning to life through historical context, discussion, and hands-on activities.
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Grades: 3rd-5th
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Becoming President
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Grades: 4th-8th
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Bill Becomes a Law
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Grades: 4th-8th
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Dear Mr President
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Grades: 7th-12th
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Documenting History
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Grades: 3rd-8th
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I Like Ike: An Election Icon
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Grades: 9th-12th
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Mail Call! Messages, Morale and WWII
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Grades: 7th-12th
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Name To A Number
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Grades: 6th-8th
Ike Online
Stars, Stripes, & Citizenship
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Grades: 4th-8th
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Roles of the President
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Grades: 4th-8th
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Three Branches of Government
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Grades: 3rd-8th
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Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make it Do, or Do Without
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Lesson Plans
Downloadable, ready-to-use lessons for grades 6-8 that are standards-aligned and support social studies, STEM, leadership, and critical thinking through cross-curricular learning.
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Grades: 6th-8th
Attic Artifacts: The 101st Airborne
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Grades: 6th-8th
Attic Artifacts: Women on the Home Front
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Grades: 6th-12th
D-Day: Whether the Weather Matters
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Grades: 6th-7th
Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without!
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Grades: 7th-12th
“I Shall Go to Korea”- Candidate Eisenhower and Foreign Policy
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Grades: 7th-12th
Art of Deception: Selling a Story to the German Army
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Grades: 7th-12th
Atoms for Peace: Eisenhower and Nuclear Technology
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Grades: 7th-12th
Eisenhower and the Origins of NATO
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Grades: 7th-12th
Eisenhower and the Responsibility of the President
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Grades: 7th-12th
Eisenhower and the Troops: The Story of a Photograph
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Grades: 7th-12th
Forging a Path and the Selection of Eisenhower
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Grades: 7th-12th
Interstate to the Internet: President Eisenhower’s Legacy
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Grades: 7th-12th
Space Race: Mastery of Space during the Cold War
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Grades: 7th-12th
The 1952 Election: A New Kind of Campaign
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Grades: 7th-8th
The Holocaust: From a Name to a Number
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Grades: 7th-12th
Two Farewells: Comparing the Farewell Addresses of Washington and Eisenhower
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Grades: 7th-12th
Waging Peace: An Eisenhower Exhibit for the Classroom
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Grades: 7th-12th
West Point and Eisenhower’s Education
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On-Demand Programs
Explore our catalog of pre-recorded programs and flexible learning options for grades 6-8.
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Grades: 4th-7th
Educational Videos
At Home A Comparison of the Bookends of Ike’s America
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Grades: 4th-12th
Educational Videos
D Day Experience, Veteran’s Day 2024
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Grades: 4th-9th
Educational Videos
Eisenhower and the Television Era
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Grades: 4th-12th
Educational Videos
NASA and the Interstate Highway System
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Grades: 7th-12th
Educational Videos
Rose Blanche: The Holocaust in Literature
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Grades: 7th-12th
Educational Videos
The Children of Terezin
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Grades: 7th-12th
Educational Videos
How Did the Holocaust Happen?
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Grades: 4th-8th
Educational Videos
How a Bill Becomes a Law
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Explore the Primary
Source Library
Browse hundreds of artifacts in our interactive collection.
America 250
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with free flags, lesson plans, and free museum admission!
Flexible Classroom Use
Introduce Concepts
Use lesson plans and background materials to frame key historical themes.
Engage Through Experience
Connect learning to an online, onsite, or outreach program led by IKEducation educators.
Apply & Reflect
Encourage students to analyze sources, discuss perspectives, and apply lessons to today’s world.
Bring History to Life
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