Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Capitol Visitors Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete a post-trip discussion after visiting the capitol building in Austin. As a class, they review how soldiers received their allotment of land for participating in the Texas Revolution. Individually, they write a letter...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lone Star Round-Up

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars take a virtual tour of the Capitol Visitors Center in Austin, Texas. In groups, they receive a list of the artifacts and symbols they are to look for during their exploration of the building. To end the instructional...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone (62)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students decide why George Washington was so revered and why a monument was built in his honor. They discover how monument design changes over time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does My Government Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the core democratic values. They explain how the values affect their life in America. They also relate the topic of philantrophy to the core values.