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Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning

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

In 1764, French fur traders founded St. Louis on the grounds that are now Gateway Arch National Park. In this program, students visit the "Colonial St. Louis" gallery in the museum and learn about the ways St. Louis became a prosperous river town and trading post.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Exploring the History of Slavery in St. Louis

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This Distance Learning Program aims to provide an introduction to the history of slavery in St. Louis. Geared for students in grades 3 through 5, the program examines what life was like for enslaved Missourians and highlights the stories of six enslaved African Americans from St. Louis who went on to become nationally famous for their efforts to end slavery and promote racial equality in the United States.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Louisiana Life

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

A modern twist on a historic 1860s game! In this modified Game of Life students will discover information about Louisiana with our game board, using the traditional 1860s rules as they compete to win. Everyone is really a winner, because all players will enrich their knowledge of Louisiana!

The Old Courthouse in St. Louis: Yesterday and Today

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

Learn how three buildings restored and maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration illustrate the important role the federal government played and continues to play in communities across the country.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning (Distance Learning)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Learn about the French fur traders who founded the city of St. Louis in 1764, including the lives of merchants Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. Students will also learn about the rise of St. Louis as a commercial trading post along the Mississippi River.

Gateway Arch National Park

Tort Liability: Franke v. City of St. Louis

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

Frederick Franke was injured in St. Louis when part of a building fell on his head as he was walking. Tragically, he died as a result of his injuries. His mother, Julia Franke, sued the owner of the building and the City of St. Louis for damages. This case was heard in 1888 in the St. Louis Courthouse (the Old Courthouse). Students will reenact the case and hear from all sides.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

The Civil War Comes to Louisiana

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

Scott's Great Snake also known as the Anaconda Plan.

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

Albert Gallatin a Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin and the Louisiana Purchase - Lesson 3

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

In this lesson the students will use a student reading to learn about the Louisiana Purchase. Then using an activity sheet the students will write why the Louisiana Purchase would benefit the United States and how they would act if they were in the dilemma that the minister to France was in when he was offered the Louisiana Territory.

Gateway Arch National Park

Levee Mercantile Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will learn about 19th century economics and the role of St. Louis in the selling of food, clothing, and supplies and to westward travelers during this time. This traveling trunk gives particular attention to William Barr, a successful businessman and store owner in downtown St. Louis.

Gateway Arch National Park

Slavery on Trial

• Type: Media for Loan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This 20-minute documentary highlights the national significance of Dred and Harriet Scott's lawsuit for freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse and eventual U.S. Supreme Court case in 1857.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Scraps from the prison table, at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island.

• Type: Primary Sources
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The account of a Confederate officer of captivity at Johnson's Island. Also contains material related to Wirz, including a letter from Louis Schade, one of Wirz's defense attornies.

Gateway Arch National Park

The Old Courthouse: Its Architecture and Its Story (Distance Learning)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Echoing the architecture of the ancient Greeks, the Old Courthouse served as the civic hub of St. Louis during the 1800s. Learn more about the significance of the building and how it was used by local and national citizens.

Gateway Arch National Park

Indian Lore

• Type: Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

At the Museum at the Gateway Arch, scouts will learn about the traditions, practices, and histories of American Indian tribes in a variety of regions, but specifically about the Osage Indians who played a major role in the history of St. Louis.

Gateway Arch National Park

Heading West?

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Imagine yourself as a settler in St. Louis getting ready to head west. What supplies would you buy? What trail would you take? Who would join you on your voyage?

Gateway Arch National Park

Heading West? (Distance Learning)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

This distance learning program introduces k-2 students to some of the challenges and choices early pioneers faced while traveling west across prairies, rivers, and mountains from St. Louis to Oregon and California.

Gateway Arch National Park

Frontier Classroom Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Schools were much different in the 1800s compared to today's classrooms. In this traveling trunk, students will join the adventures of four children--Toussaint, Joshua, Catherine, and Jessie--as they experience schools in early St. Louis and on the Western frontier.

Gateway Arch National Park

Lewis and Clark

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

In this program, students learn about the Corps of Discovery's trip to the Pacific Coast from 1803 to 1806, which started and ended in St. Louis. Students also learn about the members of the expedition and the people they interacted with throughout the voyage.

Gateway Arch National Park

Dred Scott Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

One of the most important cases ever tried in the United States concerning slavery took place at the St. Louis courthouse. This traveling trunk introduces students to enslaved couple, Dred and Harriet Scott, and their fight for freedom in the 1840s and 1850s.

Gateway Arch National Park

Overlanders Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this traveling trunk, students will join 14-year-old Sally Hester and her family for their overland journey through St. Louis on their way to California in 1849. As you unpack this trunk, discover many of the items needed for the arduous trek.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Ulysses S. Grant and Leadership

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

This field trip teaches students about Ulysses S. Grant's life in St. Louis and the leadership qualities he developed while working as a farmer at White Haven. Students will also learn about slavery, the Civil War, and Grant's presidency during Reconstruction.