Overview

Lessons

lesson:
Counterculture in the 1960s

Grades: AP/Honors/101, High
Subjects: ELA, Social Studies/History

How did the counterculture movement of the late 1960s challenge traditional American behaviors and values, and how did the Grateful Dead reflect these changing views of life and society?

lesson:
Deadheads and Reagan’s America in the 1980s

Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Social Studies/History

Who are the Deadheads and how did their lifestyle contrast with the conservative values promoted by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s?

lesson:
The Birth of Hippie Culture in the 1960s

Grades: Elementary
Subjects: Social Studies/History

How did the Grateful Dead reflect new ideas about life and society in the 1960’s?