The following literacy lessons were developed by Denver Public School teachers using primary sources from both the collections of History Colorado and other public domain sources.

3rd or 4th Grade Colorado History Lessons

Fur Trappers and Beaver Pelts
Gold Ore and Smelters
Hunting with Bows and Arrows
Left Hand's Visit
The Sand Creek Massacre
Mining and the Environment
Women and the Gold Rush

4th Grade Westward Expansion Lessons

Exploring the Colorado River
Life on a Midwest Farm in 1800
Oklahoma Land Rush
The Alamo

5th Grade Revolutionary War Lessons

A Tea Party Volunteer
Events in Moses Grandy's Life
Moses Grady's Life as a Slave
Not Really a Tea Party
Patriots and Tories
The Boston Massacre

Developed as part of a grant between the University of Northern Colorado, Denver Public Schools, and History Colorado.