NPS Publication

In 2007, the National Park Service published "Honored Places: The National Park Service Teacher's Guide to the American Revolution." It's available for download here. The Guide provides five lesson plans and the site also lists other National Park areas that have curriculum-based materials.

Visit the National Park Service official American Revolution website. Here you can find all sorts of educational resources such as a timeline of events, the Revolutionary War day by day, Revolutionary stories, people, places, and links. Click this link: The American Revolution, Lighting Freedom's Flame.

Traveling Trunk

The traveling trunk "Lives of Backcountry Children" is now available. For more information, download the curriculum by clicking the link.

You may also find the downloadable PDF lesson plans below helpful:

The National Park Service

Backcountry Lifestyles

The War for American Independence

The Southern Campaign

Teaching with Historic Places

"Places Teach!"
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom. Follow the link to be redirected to the TwHP webpage.

Teaching with Museum Collections
Visit the "For Teachers" tab and the "Virtual Museum Exhibits" for ways to integrate history, artifacts, and curriculum in new and exciting ways.