Teaching with Historic Places from the National Park Service

Type of Resource: Teacher Tools and Information
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Flash, Acrobat PDF
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Recommendation:

This site provides interesting and useful pieces to add to curriculum. Finding something on the site is a bit cumbersome. There are buttons on the left of the pages but also four buttons (NR home, research, travel, publications) under the page title. Each of these buttons leads to pages with new links. With a little time the sequence becomes apparent, but a site map would help. The images and information are good and add reality to any study of a historic place, especially if the place is far away from school.

Description:

The National Registry of Historic Places website boasts listings from over 1/3 of the 79,000 historic places. Documents, virtual tours and images along with lesson plans and resources make up this site. From the website: "Over the years TwHP (Teaching with Historic Places) has developed a variety of products and services. These include a series of lesson plans; guidance on using places to teach; information encouraging educators, historians, preservationists, site interpreters and others to work together effectively; and professional development publications and training courses."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find ready-to-use lesson plans and information on how to create their own lessons to accompany a historic place. The site helps teachers "identify, locate and obtain reliable documentation about historic places through its computerized database, registration files, and other resources. A step-by-step guide explains how to use TwHP lesson plans. An author's packet outlines the process of writing a lesson plan using the TwHP model. Worksheets help educators select historic places most appropriate to their instructional objectives, and teach students how to analyze a photograph or learn from the physical clues of a historic place. The ERIC Digest, `Including Historic Places in the Social Studies Curriculum,´ explains how places fit state and national curricula requirements."

Related Resources:

K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12+

Tools : Teacher
Professional Development : Teaching & Learning
Social Studies : History

Teacher Tools and Information

Flash, Acrobat PDF