Lesson Plans

Learn all about Benjamin Rush! Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, Signer of the Declaration, doctor, author, professor, and more...meet American Patriot Benjamin Rush! Rush was kind, noble, intelligent, compassionate,...

Learn all about Harriet Quimby! America's first female pilot has an amazing story to tell!  Harriet Quimby led a life of adventure as she broke the mold for women of...

James Armistead Lafayette, trustworthy, determined, diligent, slave, spy, honest...  The list of adjectives that could be used to describe this one man could go on and on.  He was a...

 The Wright Brothers, a name synonymous with innovation, a pioneering spirit, American pride, and flight!  Are you ready to learn more about the brothers who made aviation history a reality...

Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Martha Washington, Dolley Madison...all Founding Mothers whose names are synonymous with our country's beginning, but have you heard of Mercy Otis Warren yet?   If you haven't,...

Here's a name from US history that you may not already know... Will Rogers!   Born in 1879 in Indian Territory, Will Rogers was of Cherokee descent and has been dubbed...

Ask anyone you know to name some of our American Folk Heroes and you’re sure to hear the name Davy Crockett mentioned time and time again.  A famous early American...

Only one portrait artist in history is credited with having painted all 5 of the first Presidents of the United States in person: Gilbert Stuart! To help you learn more...