TIME
• No Time to Prepare
• No Time to do all of these fun activites
LEARNING STYLES
HIGHER ORDER THINKING?
WHAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE FOR THIS WORKSHOP?
NOT to teach you historical knowledge
BUT…
Engage in an activity from each decade
• Explore Hands-on/Interactive Activities to teach the Cold War Era
(1945 – 1991)
• Integrate Social Studies across the Curriculum
• Give you a variety of lessons to teach TOMORROW!
Evaluate and extend the lessons (Higher Order Thinking Strategies)
TEACHING THE COLD WAR THROUGH LITERATURE
Butter Battle Book Video Part 1
Butter Battle Book Video Part 2
Butter Battle Book Lesson Plan
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Butter Battle Extra Lesson Plans
Teach Peace Foundation Lesson Plan
PBS Lesson Plan (Grades 7-12)
COLD WAR TIMELINE ACTIVITY
EQ: What are main events of the Cold War and the order
in which they occurred?
Objective: Integrate Mathematics and History by creating
a timeline of the events of the Cold War.
COLD WAR TIMELINE ACTIVITY
Task:
1.Look at the time line and choose at least 1 main event from
each decade to place on your time line. (You may choose more
than one.)
2.Using a sentence strip and the ruler, evenly divide the
sentence strip by the number of chosen events you are going
to place on your time line.
3.Write the date and the event at the top of each tick mark.
4.Draw and color a picture to represent each event.
*Additional Time Line Dates
*PDF of Time Line Cards for Activity
1940S ACTIVITY: ATOMIC BOMB LESSON PLAN
Objective: Integrate Literature and Primary Sources to
investigate and debate the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
to end WWII.
EQ: Why did the US make the decision to drop the Atomic
Bomb?
Click HERE for an Atomic Bomb lesson using Primary
Resources
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE 1940S
Berlin Blockaid and Air Lift PowerPoint
Yalta Conference Lesson Plan
Atomic Bomb Elementary Activities
Many Lessons and Resource Links for Teaching the end of
WWII
Atomic Bomb Resources and Lessons at Pro Teacher
1950S ACTIVITIES: KOREAN WAR
Learning Objectives: After completing this lesson, students should be able to:
•Explain why the United States became involved in the war in Korea
•Assess the decision to send U.S. and UN forces across the 38th Parallel into North Korea
•Discuss the conflict between Truman and MacArthur, culminating in the latter's dismissal
from command
•Articulate the reasons why the war became unpopular in the United States
•Identify on a world map foreign countries associated with the Korean War
•Identify key terms and individuals associated with the Korean War
EQ: Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
Korean War Lesson
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE 1950S
Lesson Plan Bank for Korean War
Countries involved and statistical information
Korean War Letter Writing Activity
Korean and Cold War Webquest
*The last 4 lessons came from this website and
additional FREE activities are there as well.
1960S ACTIVITIES: BERLIN WALL JIGSAW ACTIVITY
Learning Objectives: After completing this lesson, students should be able
to:
•Explain history behind the erection of the Berlin Wall
•Explain the methods for enforcing the wall
•Examine the events surrounding the fall of the wall
•Explore the unification and legacy of the wall
EQ: What events led to the erections of the Berlin Wall?
Berlin Wall Lesson Plan
BERLIN WALL JIGSAW ACTIVITY
Task:
1.Organize students into Jigsaw Groups.
2.Each group member is assigned to research part of the
topic.
3.Each group member reads the article(s) assigned.
4.After each group member has read their article, they are
to get together with others that have been assigned to the
same article, and become experts together. Take notes
about assigned topic.
5.Go back to their Jigsaw Group and “teach” the other
group members about their topic and fill in the rest of the
note taking guide.
TEACHING WITH THE JIGSAW METHOD?
Defined: Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece--each student's part-is essential for the completion and full understanding of the final
product. If each student's part is essential, then each student is
essential; and that is precisely what makes this strategy so
effective.
Additional Information
ADDITIONAL 1960S ACTIVITIES
Cuban Missile Crisis Prezi
Cuban Missile Crisis Lesson
Cuban Missile Crisis Lesson (High School)
Teaching History Lesson: Cuban Missile Crisis
Teaching History: Vietnam
Vietnam Video from Vietnamese Perspective
Compare Berlin Wall to Other Walls (Middle Grades)
Study of Walls Lesson (Grades 3-4)
Politics in the 1960s (Grades 5-8)
1970S
VIETNAM THROUGH LITERATURE: CHARLIE PIPPIN
NOVEL STUDY
Comprehensive Vietnam Unit
*Charlie Pippin Novel Study
is located on pp 17-29
ADDITIONAL 1970’S ACTIVITIES
Iran Hostage Crisis (High School)
Discovery Education Iran Hostage Situation
STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TALKS (SALT I)
SALT II
1980S ACTIVITIES: FALL OF BERLIN WALL
Learning Objectives: After completing this lesson, students should be able to
•Incorporate Language Arts by using adjectives to describe the Berlin Wall
•Investigate the purpose of the graffiti on the wall
•Examine the events leading to the destruction of the wall
•Discuss the guarding of the wall
•Identify current events with the “unfairness” of the Berlin Wall
EQ: What would it feel like to have a “Berlin Wall” in your town? What were
the effects of the Berlin Wall being torn down?
Fall of Berlin Wall Activity
*This activity would also fit nicely here: Berlin Wall Simulation
ADDITIONAL 1980’S ACTIVITIES
Lesson Plan Bank for Fall of Berlin Wall
TIME Photos of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
1980S CULTURE DURING THE COLD WAR
The Cold War was reflected in culture through music,
movies, books, television and other media. One
element of the Cold War often seen relates directly or
indirectly to the threat of a nuclear war. Another is the
conflict between the superpowers in terms of
espionage. Many works use the Cold War as a
backdrop, or directly take part in fictional conflict
between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. The period 19531962 saw Cold War themes first enter the
mainstream culture as a public preoccupation.
EXPLORE COLD WAR THROUGH PROPAGANDA FILM,
BOOKS AND MUSIC
Posters and Adds
 Daisy Girl Add
Movie clips and presentations
 Analyzing Cold War Movies
 Did Rocky IV End the Cold War?
Music videos
 We Didn’t Start the Fire History Lesson by Billy Joel
 American Pie by Don McLean
Meaning of American Pie Document
ADDITIONAL COLD WAR PREZIS
Cold War Prezi
Cold War Prezi
Cold War Social Protests Prezi
Cold War
Additional Media Resources
List of the Top 20 IMDb Cold War Movies
List of IMDb Vietnam Movies
List of Cold War Books
QUICK RESPONSE CODES (QR CODES)
QR Cold War Challenge Activity 1 (5 questions)
• Correct Answers to Activity1
QR Cold War and Nazi Challenge Activity (15 questions)
• Correct Answers to Activity
QR Game Generator
Find MANY great tools at ClassTools.net
ADDITION USEFUL LINKS
Inside the Cold War Lessons, Games, Puzzles for Kids
National Park Services (NPS)
National Museum of American History Cold War Timeline with
explanations
McCarthy Times Pictorial Timeline
TheVietnamWar.info
History of Motion Pictures 1950s -1960s
Cold War Timeline with Informational Links
Cold War Links to Additional Informational Links
Links to Teach Cold War Through Documents
Link to Variety of Cold War Videos
CONTACT INFORMATION
Christie Allen
Mrschristieallen@gmail.com
Tonya Emmons
Tonyamcwaters@gmail.com