Teaching AR Timelines and Geography using the Encyclopedia of Arkansas (EOA)

Students will utilize the online encyclopedia about Arkansas history and culture to complete timeline or geography activities. Where possible,educators should guide students in locating resources regarding Arkansas’s diverse cultural past.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Grade Level: K-4 Elementary School; 5-8 Middle School; 9-12 High School

Time period: World War II Through the Civil Rights Era 1941-1967

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education. The frameworks used in the majority of lesson plans on the Arkansas History Hub are from the 2006 Social Studies Frameworks and the 2007 Arkansas History Amendments and School Library Media Frameworks.

G.1.1.2, G.1.2.2, G.1.2.3, G.1.3.2, G.1.4.2, G.1.5.2, G.1.6.2, G.1.AH.7-8.1, G.1.AH.9-12.1, G.1.AH.9-12.4, G.1.K.3, H.6.1.5, H.6.2.5, H.6.3.7, H.6.4.9, H.6.5.2, H.6.6.2, H.6.7.2, H.6.8.2, H.6.K.5