Teaching with Historic Places

Do you know a historic place that could be the basis of a good lesson plan? Somewhere that embodies America's history, either as the site of a regionally-important event or one that shows how national issues affected local developments? Consider writing a lesson plan using the Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) model.

Teaching with Historic Places has developed an online Author's Packet to help you write a lesson plan using a format designed by a leading history educator and PhD historian. The online resources in our Author's Packet will help you create materials to convey the meaning and importance of historic places to students from upper elementary to high school.

You may submit a proposal for a lesson plan to publish in the series that is based on a National Register property and uses the TwHP format (stated objectives, inquiry question image, map(s), readings, images, and activities). If your proposal is accepted, our staff will provide guidance as you develop and revise the draft to meet TwHP standards and conventions; arrange for it to be reviewed by education and subject-matter experts; and finalize your lesson for inclusion in the online national series. Many of our lessons began as graduate student projects, intern assignments, and teachers' existing lesson plans.

The Online Author's Packet

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