Lesson Plans

Lesson plans for teachers, grades 9-12, using the Dawes House to provide more insight to novels from the early 20th century. Click to view the lesson plan. Downloadable PDF also available with link below the image.

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.

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 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.

Image of a curling iron. Image 6 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."

Image of a washboard. Image 5 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."

Photograph of a rug beater. Image 4 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."

Photograph of a milk delivery cart. Image 3 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."

Photograph of a mason jar. Image 2 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."

Photograph of stereoscope. Image 1 of 6 for lesson plan: "Living without electricity."