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Teacher Resources
Teachers, chaperones and parents, are you looking for a self-guided tour through Independence National Historical Park? If so, try one of these. These Drop-In Packets are designed to be used with small groups of 2-8 students with a chaperone/ parent. No advance subject knowledge is needed to use this self-guided tour.

Following in Franklin’s Footsteps (self-guided walking tour)

Thomas Jefferson’s Homework (self-guided walking tour)

Daily Life and Diversity in 18th Century Philadelphia - (self-guided walking tour)

Historic Preservation

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Archeology Activities

Second Bank Portrait Gallery: Questions to Ponder

Trail Guide for Scouts

Lesson plans for teaching the American Revolution.
Grab your pens and unleash your imagination for the Hedgehog's Herald adventure!

Interested in having your class participate in a web-based program about Daily Life in 18th Century Philadelphia?
Drawing of Independence Hall  

Did You Know?
Invited by Congress in 1824, Marquis de Lafayette toured the United States, greeted by crowds and parades. "The Hall of Independence" was fitted up "in the most splendid manner." The event inspired the phrase “Hall of Independence,” thought to be the precursor of today’s Independence Hall.

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