The curricular materials provided here are intended to serve public, private, and homeschool teachers working with elementary, middle, or high school students. All curricular materials were designed to help students to achieve Washington state's Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) appropriate to their grade level. To encourage the teaching of history in an interdisciplinary fashion, all lesson plans incorporate EALRs from not only history but also geography, language arts, or art. Some lesson plans are geared to helping students accomplish a Classroom-Based Assessment in history.

To begin, proceed to the lesson plan section and review materials that are appropriate for your student grade level. Most importantly, enjoy using the photographs, documents, and artifacts from our collections! If you like what you find, explore our other curricula at stories.washingtonhistory.org.