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. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
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Teaching with Historic Places
Discover the Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
Discover one DC home where activist, lawyer, and educator Mary Ann Shadd Cary lived on her life-long journey to find freedom and community.
Explore the Struggle Against Injustice
Teaching with Historic Places lessons encourage students to study past injustices and struggles to promote healing in America today.
Teaching With Our National Parks Feature
Teaching with Historic Places offers an expansive list of our own lesson plans that feature NPS units across the United States.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School lesson
Enter the Carlisle Campus, where over 10,000 American Indian children attended school in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.
Place of History, Power, & Prestige
Discover the palace where the Hawaiian monarchs lived & fought for Native sovereignty in the face of European and American colonization.
Jackie Robinson Ballpark lesson plan
We invite you to discover the ballpark where professional athlete Jackie Robinson became a Civil Rights icon.
Professional Development with TwHP
Discover resources for using historic places in teaching, and discover tips, tricks, and hacks for making the best use of our lesson plans.