Lesson Plans

This page includes lesson plans designed for teachers of students in elementary grades through high school to help them to easily include local history-rich lessons in their curriculum.

The lessons are based upon the primary and secondary sources digitized in this project.

Lesson Plan 1: Contributions (for grades 6–8)

• Lesson Plan Document and Standards
• Handout 1: Facts and Figures, National and Pennsylvania
  
  • Lower Grades
  • Upper Grades
• Handout 2: Indiana County Facts and Figures
• Handout 3: Comparison Charts
  
  • Lower Grades
    
  • Upper Grades
    
• Handout 4: Brochure Assignment

Lesson Plan 2: Interpreting Statistics (for grades 9–12)

• Lesson Plan Document and Standards
• Handout 1: Facts and Figures, National and Pennsylvania (includes Gettysburg data)
• Handout 2: Group Writing Activity
• Handout 3: Indiana County Figures
• Handout 4: Market Price Table, 1861-1865
• Handout 5: Discussion Questions
• Handout 6: Individual Writing Activity

Lesson Plan 3: Analyzing Historical Documents (for grades 9–12)

• Lesson Plan Document and Standards
• Handout 1: Questions to Guide Assignment

Links to Other Lesson Plans

American Civil War Lesson Plans from Archaeolink

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