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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Growing up Kennedy

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson allows high school students to examine historical written, photographic, and video evidence from the Kennedys' time in Brookline and the Kennedy presidency in order to understand the way family background and values shape one's character. Students will identify the values the Kennedys tried to instill in their children, how these values impacted President Kennedy's character, and why we remember President Kennedy today, as well as how their own backgrounds have influenced them.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Home of the Boy Who Would Be President

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson will allow students to explore the theme of commemoration, memorialization, and legacy through reading of primary and secondary sources. They will engage in a consideration of how historical memory is shaped and how we commemorate people and places. The lesson will also allow students to make connections about their own thoughts and feelings regarding history and how it is commemorated.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Political Parenthood: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Remembers

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy possessed an acumen for people and the world which she utilized throughout her life. She fostered this passion devotedly in her children, including future president John F. Kennedy. In this lesson, students read her recollections of parenthood, hear her tour of the family home, and compare and contrast her to her husband, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Students will learn how she shaped her son’s image and examine how historians form multidimensional views of historical figures.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Boyhood in Brookline: The Challenges and Character of Young Jack Kennedy

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

During his boyhood years in Brookline, John Fitzgerald Kennedy faced several challenges. Through determination, imagination, humor, and family support, he was able to transform challenges into opportunities, establishing a foundation in character that led him to become the 35th president of the United States. This lesson teaches upper elementary students about those early years through a virtual tour of 83 Beals Street and significant sites in the surrounding neighborhood.

John Muir National Historic Site

John Muir: Observation and Descriptive Writing

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

During the field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on the home and work life of John Muir. They also learned about Muir’s battle to preserve wild places through writing articles and books about nature. His work influenced people all over the world and led to the creation of five National Parks. This exercise will give students a prompt for observation, analytical thinking, and descriptive writing.

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Captain John Smith Teacher Resources

• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Captain John Smith Curriculum Unit consists of eight separate lesson plans designed for 4th and 5th grade students. The unit is aligned with goals and outcomes from the Maryland State Department of Education's voluntary state curriculum.

John Muir National Historic Site

John Muir: Research and Persuasive Writing

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

During their field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on John Muir's home life and his dedication to conservation. They explored Muir's efforts to protect wild places by writing articles and books that inspired global audiences. His advocacy ultimately contributed to the establishment of five National Parks. These activities offer students opportunities to engage in research, develop analytical thinking, and practice persuasive writing skills.

The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An American Indian man observes English ships on the Chesapeake Bay.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

John Brown’s Raid: Readers' Theatre

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In this Readers' Theatre, students will learn why John Brown chose Harpers Ferry as the objective for his October 1859 raid, an event that was to be the beginning of the end of slavery in the U.S. They will also discover what happened during and after the raid, and have the opportunity to debate the question: Would you have joined John Brown’s raiders?

John Smith's Masterpiece and Copyright Nightmare

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Captain John Smith's map of the Chesapeake.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Conflicting Values: John Brown and Adin Ballou

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson plan invites students to consider the conflicting views of leading abolitionists in the years leading to the Civil War. There is a special focus on Adin Ballou, a Practical Christian who advocated for non-resistance, and leaders who supported violent tactics.   

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Incident at Harpers Ferry: Slavery and John Brown

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this lesson, students will share their thoughts on slavery, examine how our country dealt with this institution, consider how both pro-slavery elements and abolitionists looked at slavery and why, and learn a little about John Brown’s early life - in particular, his activities out in Kansas in the years 1855 – 1857. Students will then be able to answer the following essential question: What was slavery like in the antebellum United States?

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

“Now is the Time!”: Three Men, Three Speeches, and the Promise of Equality

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to engage with the context of the national civil rights conversation as it progressed in the spring of 1963. Students will examine three speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Students will engage in a conversation about the similarities and differences between these speeches and discuss their themes, then connect those themes to current conversations regarding civil rights.

Haleakalā National Park

ʻĀhinahina Haleakalā

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Eia ihola ke kiʻi o nā ʻĀhinahina ma Haleakalā. Akāka ke kiʻi o ka ʻĀhinahina mākua.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

"The Measure of a Man's Success in Life is Not the Money He's Made. It's the Kind of Family He Has Raised.": Separating the Myth from Reality in the Life and Times of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson plan allows high school students to identify who Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was and his role in United States history. Students will examine Kennedy family photographs, letters from Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. to his family, and quotes from Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., to form their understanding of his influence. Students will evaluate the ways in which historians form complex understandings of controversial historical figures.

First State National Historical Park

Politics and Plantation

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Explore the life of John Dickinson and the people whom he interacted with (tenants, enslaved individuals, tradesmen, merchants) by utilizing the mansion, outbuildings and primary resources. This program takes place at the John Dickinson Plantation.

First Ladies National Historic Site

Decorating with a Purpose

• Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips ... Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of first ladies choosing a theme for the White House Christmas decorations. In this program we’ll talk about historic decorations and what we can learn about the role of first lady through modern decorations.

First Ladies National Historic Site

First Ladies and Technology

• Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips ... Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

How would your life be different without technology? For First Ladies, their job would be a lot harder! In this program, we’ll learn how First Ladies Jackie Kennedy, Michelle Obama, and Eleanor Roosevelt used radio, television, and Social Media in their role and explore the science behind their technologies.

"The Great Chief Justice" at Home (Teaching with Historic Places)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson plan examines the home of US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall and his public and private roles.