• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his study, circa 1875.

    Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

Lesson Plans & Teacher Guides

Below are two downloadable packets offered by Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site for teachers' use. The packets are available to download as one large file, or in sections. Please click on the appropriate link below to download the desired document.
 
 

Did You Know?

The Departure of Hiawatha, by Albert Bierstadt, c. 1868.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha" was published in 1855.  The name Hiawatha is Iroquois, but most of the stories he drew on for his work were from the Chippewa.