Kids & Education

Now one of the most beautiful spots in Puerto Rico, the battlements illustrate the remarkable work of Spanish military engineers and recall more than 400 years of history in the Americas.

Use these activities to prepare for your field trip and to reflect on the experience!

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Students will explore how the Timucuan, Guale, and Apalache contributed to the construction of the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States.

Historian Don Higginbotham said, “It would be hard to exaggerate the significance of the French and Indian War in the life and fortunes of George Washington.” Students study George Washington during the Fort Necessity campaign and the Braddock campaign looking at his writings, maps, images and a timeline.

This unit includes one lesson plan: “Working with Primary Documents and Artifacts." Students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.

In this unit students learn about 27 people who participated in the French and Indian War through biography cards written for the students to read. Each card is illustrated with artifacts, documents and a timeline of the person's life. There are nine American Indian, nine French and nine British biography cards. Included are four activities to help the students will learn interesting facts about the participants and how they were affected by the French and Indian War.

This unit teaches the students what were the wants and needs of the British, French and American Indians. When there was conflict each group would fight to preserve what they wanted and needed. The three student reading outline what each of the three groups valued. The lesson includes background information and one student activity

This the first unit of the teacher’s guide and introduces the students to the three cultures involved in the French and Indian War: the British, the French and the American Indian. A mapping activity is used to show how conflict over land would lead to the war. The activity that introduces the students to the American Indians will help them have a better idea of that culture. The lesson includes background information and two student activities.

During this in-class lesson, students will learn about the Trail of Tears.