The Walking Classroom

Walk, Listen, and Learn

John Brown’s Raid Jeopardy!

John Brown’s Raid Jeopardy!
Resource Type: Online Activity

Play a Jeopardy!-style game to learn more about the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry.

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Slave Narratives

Slave Narratives
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project

Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, select and read a narrative of a slave’s life, then write a paragraph or short essay summarizing the selection and explaining what it illustrates about slave life in America.

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Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour

Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip

Go on a virtual field trip to the Statue of Liberty, from the National Park Service.

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Celebrating a Symbol: Hidden in Plain Sight

Celebrating a Symbol: Hidden in Plain Sight
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project

Research and sculpt a symbol found on the Statue of Liberty in order to understand its meaning in this activity from the National Park Service.

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Interpreting a Symbol

Interpreting a Symbol
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity

Explore what the Statue of Liberty means and use responses to fill in a silhouette of it in this activity from the National Park Service.

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Interactive Flag

Interactive Flag
Resource Type: Online Activity

Explore the history of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” using this interactive from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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Flag Sightings

Flag Sightings
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project

Look for the American flag (Activity 1) and discuss why it might show up in different places in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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