indicating student grade levels. A few examples of lesson
Barton’s remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes,
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A Woman’s Place Is In the Sewall-Belmont House: Alice Paul
plans accessible through the portal that address the theme of
Leadership and Legacy in History include:
Going-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering
lessons/95sunroad/95sunroad.htm) This lesson explores the
practical problems of constructing roads in difficult terrain and
the leadership of NPS Director Stephen Mather and engineer
Frank Kittredge in designing and building a road in such a way
as to enhance, rather than damage, the fragile and beautiful
landscape of Glacier National Park. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark/Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)
Frederick Douglass (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/
“Journey from Slavery to Statesman”: The Homes of
wwwlps/lessons/147douglass/147douglass.htm) Learn about
Frederick Douglass’ journey from life as a slave to that of a
respected statesman and leader. (Cedar Hill and the Nathan and
Polly Johnson House are both resources of a National Historic
Site. Wye House, the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, and
from caring for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to
founding the American Red Cross. (National Historic Site/
National Historic Landmark.)
wwwlps/lessons/148sewallbelmont/148sewallbelmont.
and Women’s Rights (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/
htm) Learn about activist Alice Paul and her leadership of the
National Woman’s Party, and how American women organized
to increase their political rights in the twentieth century.
(National Historic Landmark.)
the Conscience of the Nation (http://www.nps.gov/history/
The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking
nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/133SEMO/133selma.htm)
Find
out how people in Selma and national civil rights organizations
worked together to end the unconstitutional denial of voting
rights to African Americans in the South. Reading 2 consists
of selections from oral histories taken in 1990 and 1991 from
participants in the marches of March 7, March 9, and March 21-
Cedar Hill are National Historic Landmarks.)
residents in planning the marches. (National Historic Trail/
lessons/34hoover/34hoover.htm) This lesson plan looks
Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker’s House (http://
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Herbert Hoover: Iowa Farm Boy and World Humanitarian
at how President Hoover’s boyhood helped shape his
international leadership role as administrator of the Belgian
Relief Commission during World War I. (National Historic Site/
National Historic Landmark.)
Molding of a Leader (http://www.nps.gov/eise/forteachers/
classrooms/molding-lessons.htm) The Molding of a Leader
is a character education program focusing on Dwight D.
Eisenhower’s leadership ability and the trust others placed in
him as both supreme commander and 34th president of the
United States. Five lesson plans challenge students to learn
about the character traits that helped mold Eisenhower into
such an effective leader and challenge them to develop and
demonstrate those same admirable traits in their own lives.
(National Historic Site.)
Cross (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/
Clara Barton’s House: Home of the American Red
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lessons/27barton/27barton.htm) This lesson plan follows
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2015
25, 1965; these interviews demonstrate the leadership of local
Brown Chapel AME Church and the First Confederate Capitol
are National Historic Landmarks.)
www.nps.gov/history/museum/tmc/MAWA/Dinner_
Discussions_Maggie_Walker_House.html)
This
lesson
focuses on Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), civil rights
activist and trailblazing entrepreneur during the early
years of the m ovement towards civil rights. This beloved
African-American community leader devoted her life to
defeating racism, sexism, and economic oppression. She
chartered a bank, a newspaper, and a store 17 years before
American women had the right to vote, and fostered black
entrepreneurialism at a time when Jim Crow laws threatened
African-American progress. (National Historic Site.)
While visiting www.nps.gov/teachers, scroll down to the
bottom of the front page and explore the highlighted “teacher
features.” These link educators to other NPS resources, provide
information about upcoming special educational events, or
provide links to educational materials found on sites hosted
by National Park Service partners. The features are updated
regularly to keep teachers informed of new opportunities.