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Unit 1:
Fair Tales and Tall Tales
Lesson 6:
Pecos Bill
Students will review the characteristics of a tall tale and identify examples of exaggeration. MxA Lesson:
Old Man Moses
 
Unit 2:
Early Asian Civilizations
Lesson 8:
The Yellow and Yangtze River
Students will explain the importance of rivers to the development of civilization and cities. MxA Lesson:
Building Cities on Water
 
Unit 5:
War of 1812
Lesson 5:
The Attack on Washington, D.C.
Students will explain how the United States benefited from its greater familiarity with waterways during the War of 1812. MxA Lesson:
Shipbuilding in New Hampshire
 
Unit 7:
Westward Expansion
Lesson 3:
Journal of a Twelve-year-old on the Erie Canal
Students will describe canal development and use in New Hampshire.
 
MxA Lesson:
Amoskeag Canals
 
  Lesson 7:
The Pony Express
Students will review various modes of transportation used by people moving west in the 19th century. Lesson 7.1:
New Hampshire on the Move (Activation and Direct Instruction)
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 7: The Big Picture

Virtual Field Trip:
The Concord Coach
  Lesson 8:
Working on the Transcontinental Railroad
Students will explain the importance of railroads. MxA Lesson:
Railroads Over and Across New Hampshire
 
Unit 8:
Insects
Lesson 1: Insects Everywhere! Students will describe insects and their habitats. MxA Lesson:
New Hampshire's State Insect, the Ladybug
 
Unit 9:
The U.S. Civil War


Check out Moose Unit 10: New Hampshire and the Civil War for related resources
Lesson 3:
The Controversy Over Slavery
Reinforce understanding of abolitionism and the use of music to spread ideas. MxA Lesson:
The Hutchinson Family Singers and New Hampshire Abolitionism
 
  Lesson 4:
Abraham Lincoln
Students will identify the differences between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.

Students will explain Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
MxA Lesson:
Abraham Lincoln Visits New Hampshire
 
  Lesson 5:
The Division of the United States
Students will review the differences between the North and South and the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War. MxA Lesson:
Franklin Pierce and His Statue
 
Unit 11:
Immigration


Check out Moose Unit 12: Immigration in the Industrial Age for related resources
Lesson 1:
E Pluribus Unum
Students will review what they know about the United States prior to 1880.

Students will explain why people immigrate.
Lesson 12.1: What Is Immigration?
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources

Lesson 12.2: Push-Pull Factors
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
 
  Lesson 3:
Life in the City
Students will describe the lives of immigrants living in major U.S. cities. Lesson 12.4:
Creating Community
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
  Lesson 4:
A Land of Opportunity
Students will explain how the United States was known as the "land of opportunity." Lesson 12.3:
Mapping Jobs and Immigrant Groups
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources
Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
  Lesson 7:
A Mosaic of Immigrants
Students will explain how the United States is a mosaic of immigrants. MxA Lesson:
The People of New Hampshire
Do It! Activity:
Your Immigrant Ancestry
  Lesson 9:
We the People
Students will explain the importance of the Constitution to the U.S. government and its citizens. MxA Lesson:
Our Constitution