At Home in the Heartland - A collection of lessons categorized by grade. Lesson plans teach about life in Illinios since 1700. Printable stories and worksheets are included source

Chicagos Black Metropolis - A lesson plan with background information, maps, a reading, and pictures about the African-American community in urban Chicago during the early 20th century source

Illinios - Information and printable activity pages about the state of Illinois. Printables include a state map skills worksheet, state flag activity page with comprehension questions, and various printable coloring sheets of state symbols source

Illinios and Michigan Canal - Three lesson plans about topics relating to the development of the Illionois-Michigan Canal. Lessons cover Illinios geography, canal workers, and growth of cities along the canal corridor source

Illinois State Map - A blackline map to print, color, and label source

Illinois Wordsearch - Students find names of Illinois cities on a printable puzzle source

Prairie Pages - Printable magazines for kids about Illinois history. Topics include the Illini, pioneers, Lincoln, and state government source

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