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Fort Larned National Historic Site

Women of the Military Frontier
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Men weren't the only people at frontier military posts - women lived at these forts as well. Find out who they were and how they spent their days.

Gettysburg National Military Park

Best Field Trip Ever! Field Trip Planner: Gettysburg National Military Park
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

We are pleased to offer this Field Trip Planner for visiting Gettysburg National Military Park. We want this publication to help you make the best choices for your field trip and your students – based on the age, size and budget of your group, as well as the amount of time that you have to spend at Gettysburg. In short, we want to help you plan the best field trip ever!

Fort Hancock: A Bastion of America's Eastern Seaboard
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Examine how changing military technology and U.S. budget debates influenced the development of Fort Hancock and the U.S. coastal defense system.

Chatham Plantation: Witness to the Civil War
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn why this home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was a center of military activity, and consider the impact the war had on those whose property became part of the battlefield.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Narrative of privations and sufferings of United States officers and soldiers while prisoners of war in the hands of the Rebel authorities
  • Type: Primary Sources
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This report, published by the non-governmental United States Sanitary Commission provides multiple accounts of the treatment of Union prisoners of war in Confederate military prisons.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

What is a Buffalo Soldier to Wear?
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will take on the role of the Generals in the Army in charge of military uniforms. They will help decide what changes, if any, are needed to the Buffalo Soldiers uniforms as they are stationed in areas of different climates.

The Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

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.

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Buffalo Soldiers - Klondike Gold Rush
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Who were the original protectors of the National Parks before the National Park Service was established? Why was the military sent up to Alaska during the gold rush? How did the people in the towns feel about the Buffalo Soldiers?

Travel Back in Time
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will work to calculate time, distance, gas mileage from home to three important Southern Campaign of the American Revolution: Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, and Ninety Six National Historic Site.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

The Sound of Buffalo Soldiers! A Musical Bridge to Communities
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Adult Education

How has music influenced your connection to a community? Throughout the history of the United States military, music has been part of the sound experience of soldiers. For the Buffalo Soldiers, music also served as a tool to build a connection to the communities they served.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

A Soldier's Notes From Michigan's Big Battle
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Territory during the War of 1812 in Monroe, MI. This lesson will explore maps and primary sources to understand the significance of the battlefields. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the question: Why should River Raisin and other War of 1812 battlefields be preserved and protected?

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo Soldiers on the Move! How New Technologies Led to New Opportunities!
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Adult Education

As new modes of transportation were developed; they were adapted for military use. These new modes of transportation created new opportunities for soldiers to step into roles of leadership or be part of new regiments. African Americans took advantage of these new opportunities and combated the negative perception of their leadership abilities in the Army.

Correspondents, Soldiers and Spies: Women in the U.S.-Mexican War
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In wartime, women traditionally served either on the home front or as nurses and laundresses. During the U.S.-Mexican War, most women played these traditional roles while others aided the military in non-traditional ways. Read primary documents about female soldiers, war correspondents, and spies.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo Soldier Love Stories
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Adult Education

How do our relationships and commitments to others effect our actions? These commitments are seen through the actions they take through various periods of joy, sadness, and hardships in the Army. Learn about the stories of African Americans who served in the military and how their commitments to their loved ones effected their actions on and off the battlefield.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

FLAMBEAUX GLEAUX: THE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS FLAMBEAUX STRIKE OF 1946
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson concerns a strike by FLAMBEAUX, men (generally African American) in New Orleans who carry large torches to light the parades. It concerns reasons a community might become militant and the role of solidarity in such struggles. It uses music created by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park that is found on the cd Remembering 300- Arrowhead Jazz Band.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Becoming George Washington: Unit 1: Young George Washington - Grade 4-6
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

By studying young George Washington’s writings as a 16-year-old surveyor and writings from his first military trip five years later students will learn about his character and ambitions. The lesson will also help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about Washington. Students will be introduced to a young man who is strong, brave and ready to make a name for himself.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Becoming George Washington: Unit 2: Young George Washington - Grade 7-12
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

By studying young George Washington’s writings as a 16-year-old surveyor and writings from his first military trip five years later students will learn about his character and ambitions. The lesson will also help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about Washington. Students will be introduced to a young man who is strong, brave and ready to make a name for himself.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Exploring Andersonville: A Self-guiding Prison Site Walking Tour
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The site of the Camp Sumter Military Prison, commonly known as Andersonville, is preserved as part of the Andersonville NationalHistoric Site. Today a grassy field punctuated with stakes to mark the location of the deadline and stockade wall, the prison site provides a unique opportunity to explore the experiences of the 45,000 prisoners of war held here in 1864-65. This document provides a guide for teachers leading students around the prison site.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

The Life and Legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Adult Education

Brigadier General Charles Young led an extraordinary life of firsts. He was the first African American national park superintendent, the first African American Colonel in the U.S. Army and the first African American military attaché. Besides these personal achievements Young was also a mentor to many including students at Wilberforce University and future generations of Army officers including Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Morale Art of the Cold War Era
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Morale art played a huge role in affecting the patriotism and pride in the workplace for our servicemen and women. Examine pictures of blast door art and other murals, read about the daily duty of the missileers, and discuss the reason for creating this artwork. Then create your own!