Forgotten History of Fort Stanwix Teacher Development Opportunity

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
Common Core Standards:
6-8.RH.1, 6-8.RH.2, 6-8.RH.3, 6-8.RH.4, 6-8.RH.5, 6-8.RH.6, 6-8.RH.7, 6-8.RH.8, 6-8.RH.9, 6-8.RH.10, 4.RI.3, 4.RI.7, 4.RI.8, 4.RI.9, 5.RI.1, 5.RI.2, 5.RI.3, 5.RI.4, 5.RI.5, 5.RI.6, 5.RI.7, 5.RI.8, 5.RI.9, 5.RI.10, 6.RI.1, 6.RI.2, 6.RI.3, 6.RI.4
State Standards:
New York State Learning Standards: Social Studies
Standard 1 – History of the United States and New York
Key Idea 3 (Grades 4–8)
Standard 3 – Geography
Key Idea 1
New York State Learning Standards: The Arts, Grade 4 - 8 (various)

All materials can be found below, or in ready form on the following website: 
https://sites.google.com/wboro.org/fortstanwixforgottenhistory

In order to attain 10 hours of Professional Development Credit for your work on this website you must: 

  • Read through the lesson plans

  • Go through the Prezi with its videos and links

  • Download “A Different Kind of Childhood” worksheet and review it

  • Download the “Forgotten Stories” Powerpoint and go through the information and the links

  • Fill out the second page of the credit document and send it to: 

 Fort Stanwix National Monument
 112 E Park St.
 Rome, NY 13440

  • Please include your name, school name, and address on the document
  • You will receive a certificate to submit to your school for credit


A special thank you to our 2025 teacher interns: Teale, Alexandra, and Lauryn for their dilligence in creating these materials! 

Materials

PD session to help you synthesize the materials you are presenting to your class.

Download Forgotten History of Fort Stanwix

A Prezi lesson plan for your students on the history of the Campaign and Siege of 1777.

Download Fort Stanwix in the Campaign of 1777

Compare/contrast worksheet on life of a child during the American Revolution. Can be done as an ELA extension activity, lead by teacher. Or it can be lead as a virtual ranger visit to your classroom, upon request to the park.

Download "A Different Kind of Childhood" Worksheet

Instructions to obtain your Professional Development Credits

Download Fort Stanwix PDC: Question Sheet

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Last updated: March 24, 2026