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Find videos, activities and lesson plans to nurture curiosity and spark the discovery of history! This content can be used in the classroom or at home to keep students engaged and active. You can conveniently browse them by topic and/or grade level.
Ohio Village Virtual Field Trip is an interactive online experience that explores life during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Through this virtual field trip students help different Ohio Village characters achieve their mission. Characters in the experience represent people of different backgrounds and lived experiences of the time.
Learn more about the centennial of Women’s Suffrage and the role Ohio women played in securing women’s voting rights. Understand how women’s activism continues today.
This lesson plan was written by Charlotte Stiverson, author of the book A Bird’s Eye View of the Hopewell. It will complement the reading of the book. Ms. Stiverson through 4th grade for 30 years, including Ohio history.
Travel with Owl and her friends as she uses her knowledge and observations to offer insights into how early Ohioans, known in today’s world as the Hopewell Culture, may have lived.
Ohioan Jesse Owens astounded the world when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Read The Jesse Owens Story, a short graphic biography that appeared in Echoes Magazine, our publication for members. Learn how to create your own graphic novel and tell the stories that inspires you!
This hands-on activity has something for everyone! Using beautiful images from the quilts in our collections, we will work on fine motor skills, creativity and historical thinking skills.
With a collection of images and documents, find out the roles and contributions of African American World War I soldiers!
This lesson plan was written by Paul LaRue. A retired thirty-year high school social studies teacher, Paul has received numerous state and national teaching awards. He serves as a member of the Ohio World War I Centennial Committee.
Native peoples have made their homes in the land we now call Ohio for over 15,000 years. Ohio History Day and the Ohio History Connection are committed to sharing the colorful histories, viewpoints, and stories of American Indian people connected to this land. Check out our guide!
Newspapers are often a key part of historical research. With newspaper clippings from the Dayton Forum, you will learn how to use these primary sources to understand the 1850’s World’s Fair and what the first African American exhibit in U.S. can tell us about American race relations.
Join Curator of Archaeology, Linda, to learn about what an archaeologist does, the coolest things she’s ever found, and why Ohio doesn’t have dinosaur bones!
Learn about Ohio’s astronauts, space exploration and the Engineering Design Process. Build an Alka-Seltzer rocket and blast it at a target!
Learn about the complicated history of Camp Sherman and the challenges of preservation faced by the Mound City Earthworks.
This lesson plan was written by Paul LaRue. A retired thirty-year high school social studies teacher, Paul has received numerous state and national teaching awards. He serves as a member of the Ohio World War I Centennial Committee.
New resources and ideas are added monthly
Looking for ways to inspire your students to continue engaging with inclusive history this summer break? Encourage them to learn about Juneteenth! Challenge your students to learn a bit about the history of the holiday, attend Juneteenth celebrations and gain new insights through unique historical programs and activities, like those hosted by the Ohio History […]
Special thanks to our guest contributors at the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) for writing this month's blog on teaching Genocide Awareness Month. “We heard that we were liberators, but all I could think was, too late, too late, too late. We saw more dead than alive.” Robert Stubenrauch, Combat photographer at […]
Special thanks to our guest contributors at the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) for writing this month's blog on teaching Genocide Awareness Month. Genocide Awareness Month is observed annually in April to raise awareness about genocide, honor victims, and promote prevention efforts. Throughout this month, various organizations, educational institutions, and communities […]
PBL gives students the opportunity to “gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge.”[1] What truly makes PBL special is that it taps into student inquiry and sparks genuine interest and discovery in the topics we cover […]
The 2024 theme of Black History Month in the United States is “African Americans and the Arts,” and, in that spirit, this month’s Resource Roundup discusses the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center’s (NAAMCC) influence on the art world. Be sure to read on for resources on teaching art in the classroom and a list […]
One of the biggest goals in elementary classrooms is to teach students to read. Encompassed in this one goal are so many important skills (phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, vocabulary, background knowledge, language acquisition, comprehension skills) that each take time to teach. It is easy to feel like there is not enough time in […]