Educational Materials

We offer teachers free downloads of many of our education programs. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files (it's a free download). To find out how The History Workshop can develop a custom and standards-compliant education program for you, please visit our Services Page.

Point Peter

Description: Lesson plans, readings, puzzles and quizzes based around Point Peter's role in the War of 1812. Originally created for the Point Peter Exhibit in conjunction with the website at forgotteninvasion.com.

Grade Level: 8^th/6^th grade

Files (War of 1812 lesson):

Files (Colonial Marines lesson):

Files (Patriot War lesson):

Files (Cumberland Island lesson):

Files (Archaeology lesson):

Or you can get ALL of the above lessons by downloading the entire kit.

Steamboats and Snagboats

Description: Educational materials about steamboats and snagboats. Originally created for the U.S. Snagboat Montgomery Exhibit.

Grade Level: 5^th/6^th grades, 10^th/11^th grades

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Files (10^th/11^th grades):

Prehistoric Archaeology

Description: A teaching packet on prehistoric archaeology created for the Georgia Department of Transportation included the following materials. These lessons are designed for high school students. Please feel free to use these in your classroom. If you wish to obtain a copy of the Power Point presentation, please contact us.

Grade Level: High school

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Miss Ruby Forsythe

Description: A brief narrative and activities about Ruby Forsythe. It would be great addition to you classroom activities for Black History Month. Originally created for The Rice Museum Exhibit.

Grade Level: 4^th to 6^th grade

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Rice Agriculture

Description: A brief narrative, vocabulary list, and questions to answer tell students about tidal rice agriculture. Originally created for The Rice Museum Exhibit.

Grade Level: 4^th to 6^th grade

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Tidal Rice Agriculture