Last updated: August 6, 2018
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Teaching with Historic Places is Fun with Family & Friends
It's summer! Where do you go to have a good time with your friends? Where do American families gather to celebrate and relax?
Students can investigate these timeless questions and explore many more essential ones with historic places found in the National Park Service and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Browse the featured activities below or dive deep into the Teaching with Historic Places hub to access a variety of place-based educators' tools.
Students can investigate these timeless questions and explore many more essential ones with historic places found in the National Park Service and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Browse the featured activities below or dive deep into the Teaching with Historic Places hub to access a variety of place-based educators' tools.
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The Kennedys at home and at playThe Birthplace of John F. KennedyDiscover the Kennedys, a family of American leaders, in this lesson plan about their family home in New England.
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Meet the Pope FamilyAn American Success StoryLearn about a home that's both a powerful symbol of Jim Crow-era resilience and an example of one historical family's middle class life.
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A New Deal for Coal FamiliesArthurdale, WV Lesson PlanA home, workplace, or school? West Virginia families played, worked, and learned together at Arthurdale, a 1930s New Deal community.
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Upstairs, Downstairs in AmericaExplore Brucemore in Cedar Rapids, IowaWho lifted a finger? Find out how Brucemore's servants worked to give the family and guests Gilded Age comforts and entertainment.
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The Support of a CityJackie Robinson at Daytona BeachWhen baseball legend Jackie Robinson faced down racist players and fans, his family and friends had his back. Discover their story.
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Fresh air, family, and artHistoric Weir FarmDiscover Victorian-era art, culture, and back-to-nature philosophy in the home of artist Julian Weir and his family.