Lesson Plans

Lesson plans and materials for Educators by Dr. Jenny Thompson, Director of Education, at the Evanston History Center.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 2-5, discussing with students what they know about Evanston history. Click to view the lesson plan and photographs. Downloadable PDF and images also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 2-5, discussing with students what they know about Evanston history. Click to view the lesson plan and photographs. Downloadable PDF and images also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 2-5, discussing where Evanston is in the world. Click to view the lesson plan and maps. Downloadable PDF and images also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grade 2-5, discussing with students how everyday life was very different in Evanston in the past. Click to view the lesson plan and photographs. Downloadable PDF and images also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 2-5, discussing what it was like to be a kid 100 years ago. Click to view the lesson plan and photographs. Downloadable PDF and images are also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 6-12, discussing technology, class, domestic life, and material culture. Click to view the lesson plan. Downloadable PDF also available.

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 6-12, discussing the different roles of the many people who lived in the Dawes House and their experiences. Click to view the lesson plan. Downloadable PDF also available.