Students use what they know about tall tales to create a legend about a historical landmark to explain how it got its name. Make a travel guide for an area of the world, country or state. Include things like supplies needed, perils, benefits, an advertisement for certain areas, etc. Students research and report on one of the many ways people traveled during a historical period. Gather these together to make one stack as a class report.
Students create a two-card stack explaining actions and reactions or causes and effects.
Divide up the class to research the importance of naval, air, and ground weaponry in the Allied and Axis countries. Have students present their research in a multimedia program such as HyperStudio. Students create multimedia presentations on points of view of the historical period by different people, or of a different subject area from the historical period. Be sure you give students ample resources to do this. Students research one of the original thirteen Colonies and report their information in a multimedia program such as HyperStudio.