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extensive list! *** VA Historical
Society (Books, Magazines, etc.)
http://www.vahistorical.org
AP Workshop Documents--
A document collection consisting of the texts used in conjunction with an
Advanced Placement 11th grade U.S. history educators workshop. The collection focuses on
the 1750-1800 time period.
Teaching with Documents-
Using original newspapers, maps, and photographs from our collections, we
have created history workbooks to assist teachers in their classrooms. Items from these
workbooks may be photocopied and used to supplement the textbook. A teacher's guide
includes an overview of each lesson,questions, definitions, and follow-up activities.
Copies may be ordered for $15.00 each.
(804) 342-9671
The Library of VA Lesson Plans
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/
Publications include Virginia: The History and Culture of a Commonwealth,
a Teacher’s Resource Book, which was shipped to every school division last year FREE
of charge. The LVA has many other publications available.
The Library of Virginia is committed to
providing information and materials that will help educators engage the interest of young
people, inspire creativity, and teach Virginia history and culture to students of all
ages.
In this effort, the Library has lesson plans and activities based on the
Library's holdings and exhibitions as well as the Virginia Department of Education's
Standards of Learning. Educational programs, workshops, and tours that expand upon these
materials are also being offered.
Lesson Plans, Activities, Programs, and Tours
Contact
Deborah L. Hocutt, Educational Programs Coordinator
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
(804) 692-3745, (804) 692-3736 fax
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
http://www.history.org/
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
has numerous lesson plans available on-line, and others which can be purchased quite
inexpensively—usually for about the cost of copying!
The John Greenhow Store (a Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation store),( 757-220-7536, fax: 757-565-8985.) has a catalog of
authentic reproduction items which can be ordered.
Educational Resource Center:
Located next to the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center Bookstore, the
educational center offers a centralized location to obtain teaching materials. Some items
available for sale at the center include: lesson plans, videos, children's literature,
teacher's resource books, and reproduction artifacts and documents such as the Virginia
Gazette, the Virginia Declaration of Rights and facsimile eighteenth-century coins. In the
computer lab, visitors have access to computers for exploring Colonial Williamsburg's web
site and other history-related Internet sites.Visitors can also preview video tapes on
electronic field trips and other Colonial Williamsburg programs.
For more information call (757) 220-7497 or
send e-mail to the Educational Resource Center.
Monticello Education Department
http://www.monticello.org/
On-Line Lesson Plans
The Monticello Education Department has developed an on-line guide to help
teachers use the "Matters of Fact" and "Day in the Life" portions of
this Web site in their classrooms. Teachers are encouraged to use this material to
complement the Resource Packets and Study Tours.
Resource Packets
Teachers across the country use Monticello
resource packets as part of their regular curriculum, or in preparation for a field trip
to Monticello. All resource packets include background materials, facsimiles of primary
documents, activities, and suggested lesson plans. Most packets consist of a teacher's
edition and cardstock student sheets that can be photocopied.
TITLES AVAILABLE (ACCORDING TO GRADE LEVEL):
Monticello Children's Garden Activity Kit, all levels
Monticello Adventures: A Discovery Story, 2-3
Digging Up the Past, 3-6
Monticello Architecture, 3-6
Thomas Jefferson's Family Life, 3-6
Jefferson and Travel, 4-12
Thomas Jefferson, Architect, 7-12
Monticello: A Working Plantation, 7-12
Digging Monticello: Archaeology at Monticello Today, 7-12
Finding Isaac Jefferson: A Monticello Slave, 10-Adult
Packets range in cost from $10-25 and can be
ordered by contacting:
Monticello Education Department
P.O. Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(804) 984-9853
TDD: (804) 984-9822
Click on Educational Resources for a catalog of
videos, lesson plans, etc.
http://www.gunstonhall.org/
Curriculum Guides Grades 3-12
Enliven your classroom curriculum with
curriculum guides on George Mason and his times. Discover George Mason: Home, State,
and Country, designed for grades three through six, is a sampler of over 30
lessons on plantation life and on Mason's contributions to Virginia and the nation. In George
Mason, Planter and Patriot, developed for grades seven through twelve, students
learn about Mason's life through examining primary documents.
The lessons in both guides are designed to
suit varied student abilities and learning styles.
The guides may be used as a separate unit or
in conjunction with a class field trip to Gunston Hall or a docent-led outreach program in
the classroom. They reproduce easily for classroom use.
Special Teacher's Rate:
Elementary school guide: $6.
Secondary-school guide: $10.
Send check to the Museum Shop or call daily, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gunston Hall Plantation
Mason Neck, Virginia 22079
703.550.9220
703.550.9480 fax
Email: Historic@GunstonHall.org
Life in the Colonies of Virginias
Grades 3-6
Sample Lesson Plan On-line
Mason Objects
Grades 7-12
Sample Lesson Plan On-line
National Archives
http://www.nara.gov/education/
The education division of the National
Archives is a priceless site—full of lessons and primary source documents, photos,
and posters. While not specific to VA, many of the materials deal with issues and concerns
of Virginians.
The Online Exhibit Hall: See
American Originals, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States
of America, and the Bill of Rights, World War II Posters, "When Nixon Met
Elvis," and more. . .
The Digital Classroom
Primary Sources, Activities, and Training for Educators and Students
Welcome to the Digital Classroom! To encourage teachers of students at all
levels to use archival documents in the classroom, the Digital Classroom provides
materials from the National Archives and methods for teaching with primary sources. Visit
our page regularly as we expand our offerings.
Publications
The Constitution: Evolution of a Government #11141 Boxed Set $45
The Bill of Rights: Evolution of Personal
Liberties #11154 Boxed Set (no price online)
Teaching With Documents #200047
Wire-O-Bound $15 ISBN 0-911333-79-7
Teaching With Documents, volume 2 #200057
The Road West #200015 Teaching Package
$9
A Discovery Book About Federal Courts #419201
Softcover $2.95
For more information, please call
1-800-234-8861
Payment. A check (payable to the National
Archives Trust Fund) must accompany each order unless payment is made by credit card.
VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover (Novus) are accepted; simply provide the
account number, expiration date, and cardholder signature. Credit card orders may also
call toll free 1-800-234-8861.
Orders may also be faxed to 202-501-7170
Purchase orders. Government agencies, educational institutions, and
businesses may order on an accounts-receivable basis by submitting either an official
purchase order or letterhead with authorized signatures. Send your order to the address
shown below, or fax to 202-501-7170. (If faxed, please do not send a confirming copy by
mail.)
Manassas Battlefield
http://www.nps.gov/mana/home.htm
The National Park System on-line visitation to Manassas Battlefield offers
maps, primary sources, and other publications.
National Park Civil War sites
http://www.nps.gov/mana/links/links.htm
Teaching with Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/home.html
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP)
uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places
to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. Places around
us lift events and people off the pages of textbooks, helping students connect history to
their own lives. Studying places as evidence from the past requires active involvement,
imparts a sense of discovery, and makes learning exciting.
TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that guide teachers
through this process. These include ready-to-use lesson plans, multifaceted education
kits, and professional development materials and workshops. The program also encourages
partnerships among educators, historians, preservationists, site interpreters, museum
specialists, archivists, and others. Created by the National Park Service and the National
Trust for Historic Preservation 1991, the program is administered by the National
Register.
What's New?
Learn about the latest TwHP offerings, including free lesson plans that
examine the homes of American presidents, African American history, women's history, and
our national parks.
Lesson Plans
Read about TwHP's classroom-ready, award-winning lesson plans, and take the
opportunity to download copies of selected lessons free of charge.
Professional Development
Information on workshops and "how-to" publications for teachers,
historians, and preservation professionals that explain how and why to integrate historic
places into the curriculum.
Create Your Own TwHP Materials
Advice on how you can create curriculum-based lesson plans based on the
historic areas of your community.
Museum’s Education Department
http://www.moc.org/
For School Groups:
The Museum’s Education Department offers unique programming specially
developed for students studying the Civil War. During the hands-on programs, students are
given the opportunity to get "up close and personal" to reproduction items that
aid the Museum educators in discussing themes designed to supplement school SOL. Advance
reservations by telephone are required.
Teacher Resource Packets
The Museum offers for rental several Resource Packets that contain
supplemental classroom materials pertaining to African Americans before and during the
Civil War, as well as women’s roles and experiences during the war.
Resource Packets available:
Before Freedom Came
A Woman’s War
For more information about Resource Packets,
tour times, date availability, or to book a school group visit, call the Museum’s
Education Department,
(804)649-1861 ext. 22.
The George Washington Biography Lesson (available on-line)
http://www.mountvernon.org/
This Biography Lesson is written at the fifth grade level and
intended to help teachers and others in presenting the life of George
Washington and the founding history of our nation. The lesson contains over a dozen
images, an interactive quiz and a time line that is user-activated. The page includes
self-guided "tours" of Mount Vernon, as well as the home of a slave. All have
been designed to be used on-screen or downloaded, printed and copied for educational use. Teachers
will also find a lesson plan, background notes, and discussion questions. Although
Washington lived during an age that called for special sacrifices, is hard work, integrity
and sense of duty are still relevant today.
This Lesson is available in a printed format, accompanied by
hands-on resources such as scratch-and-learn cards, George Washington
trading cards, and a wheat seed experiment. The Lesson with supplies for 30 students is
available for $9.00; the Lesson with supplies for 4 students is available for $3.00.
Please send a check or money order to
Mount Vernon Gift Shop
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Call (703) 780-0011 for more information.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/malw/
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
commemorates the life of a progressive and talented African American woman. Despite many
adversities, she achieved success in the world of business and finance as the first woman
in the United States to found and serve as president of a bank. Teachers/students
can find information about her life, including a time line of accomplishments and
photographs.
LOCATION:
110 1/2 East Leigh Street
Richmond, Virginia
ADDRESS:
3215 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223
TELEPHONE:
(804) 771-2017
Douglas Wilder’s life and accomplishments.
http://www.gatewayva.com/pages/bhistory/1996/wilder.shtml
Douglas Wilder’s legislative accomplishments.
http://www.pbs.org/williamsburg/voteasvoice/wilder.html
Arthur Ashe.
http://cnnsi.com/tennis/features/1997/arthurashe/
"Official web site of Arthur Ashe."
http://www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/ashe.html
The contents of this page were provided by Dianne Marshall of the Governor's Best
Practice Center.
Every attempt was made to
insure that each of the links work properly. If you know of any links that should be
added or are having problems with one of the links above, please contact Tracy Volz.
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