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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

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Homestead National Historical Park

The Legacy of the Homestead Act

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In "The Legacy of the Homestead Act," students will identify aspects of text that reveal an author's point of view and produce their own presidential speech about the Homestead Act.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Aligned Legacies

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

Students will analyze 10 or more images of American Presidents and organize them in chronological order along a timeline from left to right.