Robin Lofton

Hear ye! Hear ye! What's that sound? It's a PowerPoint about Jamestown. This PowerPoint contains 63 slides about Jamestown, Virginia. It is divided into teachable sections, such as the Powhatan Indian culture, the three ships and their arrival, indentured servitude, and archeological work led by Dr. William Kelso. This unit is suitable for elementary students as well as anyone interested in early colonial history. All photos were taken by me, Robin Thames Lofton, during a Teachers of American Hi

This 169 slide PowerPoint contains photos and information on the Philadelphia, Valley Forge, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania area. It documents the Revolutionary War period, post-war period, the Civil War three day battle of Gettysburg, and interior images of an 1800's steel warship and submarine (Olympia and Becuna) docked at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia.In addition, there are numerous landscape photos of the surrounding hillside in the Gettysburg area.

This PowerPoint contains 150 slides with information about the 1960's. This turbulent decade changed the course of history in the United States, and it continues to influence politics and society today. It contains four sections covering material from People and Events, Science and Technological Advancements, Lifestyles, and Sports. The images are from those gathered through Internet searches and the photos are from my own personal collection taken while on Teachers of American History Tours 200

This 185 slide PowerPoint contains photos I took as an amateur photographer/teacher on a Teachers of American History Tour of Texas in June 2007. It includes photos of San Jacinto Monument, San Antonio's Alamo and River Walk, Fredricksburg's Admiral Nimitz's World War II Museum, Luckenbach's Post Office, Lyndon Baynes Johnson's Birthplace and Ranch, Lyndon Johnson's Presidential Library in Austin, Dealy Plaza in Dallas, and Johnson Space Center in Houston. Most of the slides are annotated. There

This six page document covers lessons and ideas to use with my 1960 PowerPoint unit. However, it may also be used by itself. Activities include classroom projects, skit suggestions , extra credit ideas, art projects, and research ideas.Please see the PowerPoint products at my store on www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Robin_Lofton

This PowerPoint contains 144 annotated slides from photos I took while on Teachers of American History (TAH) tours in 2006 and 2012. They include Little Rock, Arkansas-Little Rock's Central High School, (the site of the Little Rock Nine desegregation) and President William J. Clinton's Presidential Library. The slides from Kansas City focus on sites such as the Hallmark Center, the Steamboat Arabia Museum, Central Plaza's fountains, and the World War I Liberty Memorial and Museum. Independence,

This PowerPoint contains ten slides showing archeological work in Jamestown, Virginia, led by Dr. William Kelso, Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Archeological Project. It is suitable for elementary grade students to better understand the importance of archeological digs at historical sites. All photos were taken by me, Robin Thames Lofton, during a Teachers of American History tour.