Virtual Field Trips at Monticello

Monticello has partnered with Microsoft Skype in the classroom to bring free free virtual field trips to your students, grades K-12. The virtual field trip lasts about 45 minutes, during which time a Monticello educator will talk to your class about Monticello using images, props, and an online virtual tour. Your students can ask the educator questions, and you can prepare your students with pre- and post-visit resources.

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A Famous Kansas Child

In this lesson for early elementary grades from the ABA’s Division of Public Education, students will read about a Kansas child involved in the famous United States Supreme Court case “Brown v. Board of Education.” They will think critically to form opinions about equality, segregation, and integration. Students will distinguish between fact and opinion.

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Today’s Vote in the Classroom

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate introduces a new program, Today’s Vote in the Classroom. The program provides two-day lessons that ask students to take on the role of U.S. senators, debate issues, and cast their votes on real bills that have been introduced to Congress. There are four key parts: sequenced instructions, a full lesson-plan download, editable worksheets, and classroom presentations to guide you and your students.

For more resources from the Kennedy Institute, go here.

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