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Lesson Plans by Wisconsin K-12 Educators

 Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Lesson plans and activities for elementary, middle and high school levels created by Wisconsin teachers participating in Eisenhower and National Endowment for the Humanities funded institutes.


 Wisconsin Historical Society
Most of the lesson plans in the Turning Points in Wisconsin History series were created by practicing or recently retired K-12 teachers. Five lesson plans on the early native peoples of Wisconsin are included (elementary and secondary).

Updated 05/16/08