U.S. History Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans

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IKEducation offers educators free, standards-aligned lesson plans that help students explore the life, leadership, and historical impact of Dwight D. Eisenhower through authentic primary sources. Each lesson includes engaging activities and ready-to-use teaching materials designed to make learning meaningful and easy to implement.

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Rocket ship for space race program

Grades: 6th-8th

Cold War Kids: Space Race

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Victory Gardens 2020 graphic reading “We’re all in this together.”

Grades: K-2nd

Victory Gardens (K-2)

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Waging Peace Lesson plan photo

Grades: 7th-12th

Waging Peace: An Eisenhower Exhibit for the Classroom

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Old photo of Abilene Kansas

Grades: 7th-12th

Wild West to Midwest

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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching tv

Grades: 7th-12th

The 1952 Election: A New Kind of Campaign

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art of deception lesson plan

Grades: 7th-12th

Art of Deception: Selling a Story to the German Army

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Atoms for peace lesson

Grades: 7th-12th

Atoms for Peace: Eisenhower and Nuclear Technology

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101st Airborne Division

Grades: 6th-8th

Attic Artifacts: The 101st Airborne

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Cover titled “Attic Artifacts: Women on the Homefront” with Rosie the Riveter and preserved foods.

Grades: 6th-8th

Attic Artifacts: Women on the Home Front

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attic artifacts lesson from WWII

Grades: 3rd-5th

Attic Artifacts: WWII Kids

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Lesson cover titled “Cold War Kids: Duck and Cover” with a nuclear explosion and children taking cover.

Grades: 4th-5th

Cold War Kids: Duck and Cover

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Use it Up, Wear it Out poster

Grades: 6th-7th

Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without!

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