The lessons provided are designed to help teachers create meaningful experiences for their students as they study the people and events along the 180 mile corridor from Gettysburg to Charlottesville. Lessons meet local and national social studies standards with an emphasis on the leadership contributions of the diverse people who shaped our nation.

Lesson criteria:

• Include compelling content that challenges students to analyze primary source documents and apply lessons to contemporary situations.
• Integrate technology and creativity into the history classroom.
• Provide innovative ways for teachers and students to study and visit historic sites along the corridor.
• Add authenticity to students' experiences as they interact with historical experts.

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The following lesson plans are currently available:

Revolutionary Period

Elementary

• Life of a Child Living at Monticello and a Quaker Village

Early American (1800 - 1860)

Middle School

• In Her Footsteps: Clara Barton, Compassionate Crusader
• In His Footsteps: Former Slave George Gilmore at Montpelier
• In His Footsteps: President James Monroe and the Chickasaw Indians
• In His Footsteps: President James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine

Civil War

Middle School

• The Emancipation Proclamation
• In His Footsteps: General George McClellan at Antietam Battlefield
• The Barbara Frietchie Story - Fact or Fiction?
  

Twentieth Century

High School

• Marshall Plan: Food Today, Freedom Tomorrow

Other

Middle and High School

• Can You Prove It?
• What is the Value of This Place? - - Student Sample - What is the Value of This Place?

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