Lesson Plans and Curricular Materials
K-5th GRADE CURRICULAR MATERIALS
Oberlin: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Third edition of a book on Oberlin history for third-grade students. The book was originally written by teacher Millie Arthrell in 1969, and was…
White Anti-Racist Biographies Early Grades
Lesson ideas for K-5 students designed around short biographies of four white anti-racists (Margaret Gunderson, Myles Horton, Jack Greenberg, and…
Defenders of Justice Lesson Plan, Grades 3-5
In this lesson, students will investigate “defenders of justice” who fought against racism and changed American attitudes. The lesson suggests drawing…
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULAR MATERIALS
Staging an Abolitionist Society Convention
An article that offers a lesson plan for guiding middle school students through a historic role-playing exercise where they are taking part in an…
Perspectives on Women's Suffrage
"Students explore how events throughout the women’s suffrage movement shaped public opinion about women’s role in society and their rights. They…
Want a Drink, Anybody?
A lesson plan about temperance designed for 8th Grade US history class. In this lesson students will evaluate several primary source documents which…
Teacher Resource Packets on Oberlin Architecture
Teacher Packets about the Cass Gilbert Building (1917), the Frank Lloyd Wright House (1947) and the Robert Venturi Building (1977) created by the…
COLLEGE LEVEL CURRICULAR MATERIALS
Syllabus for Oberlin History as American History, 2014
This is a syllabus for a college-level course in which students explore the history of Oberlin, Ohio, as a unique location and in relation to broader…