Activities by Activity Type

Choose an activity type below to find related activities.

• Learn From Objects

  • Timelines Tell Stories »
  • Camera Creativity and Collaboration »
  • John Bull Riding the Rails »
  • Objection and Answer »
  • Comic Book Hero »
  • What was on Lady Bird's Plate? »
  • Find Grace's Family »
  • Preservation and the Power of Light »
  • Leaving Things Behind »
  • Explore Pueblo Pots »
  • Using Rice Plantation Tools »
  • Darkroom Detective »
  • Lenses and Lighthouses »
  • A Hero's Gear »

• Play and Create

  • Imagine an Immigration Interview »
  • Make a Mini Dance »
  • Running the Blockade »
  • Play, Sing, and Cook Railroad-Style »
  • Role Model Medal »
  • Remembering King »
  • Plant a Seed »
  • Mr. Lincoln's Hat »
  • Design Your Own Family Flag »
  • Make Your Own Fish Kite »
  • Make Your Own Carnival Mask »
  • Dress for the Ponce Carnival »
  • Become a Collector »
  • Make a Quilt Square »
  • Get a "Sense" of It »
  • Protest Signs »
  • Maritime Munchies »
  • Constellation Maker »
  • Celebrate Community Helpers »

• Read Together

  • Download the Feivel's Flying Horses reading guide »
  • Download the Ballet for Martha reading guide »
  • Download the Seven Miles to Freedom reading guide »
  • Download the Jingle the Brass reading guide »
  • Download the Mama Went to Jail for the Vote reading guide »
  • Download the Martin's Big Words reading guide »
  • Download the Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers reading guide »
  • Download the Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers reading guide »
  • Download the The Flag Maker reading guide »
  • Download the Baseball Saved Us reading guide »
  • Download the Vejigante Masquerader reading guide »
  • Download the Seven Brave Women reading guide »
  • Download the When Clay Sings reading guide »
  • Download the Follow the Drinking Gourd reading guide »
  • Download the Dakota Dugout reading guide »
  • Download the Freedom on the Menu reading guide »
  • Download the Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie reading guide »
  • Download the Maria's Comet reading guide »
  • Download the The Little Chapel That Stood reading guide »

• Study in School

  All of the activity types can be used in school, but these are especially focused on connecting with standards of learning and academic skills.

  • Three Sides of the Smalls Story »
  • To March or Not to March? »
  • Dear Mr. President »
  • Document Detective »

• Take a Trip

  • Foods from Far Away »
  • Explore Your Theater »
  • Neighborhood Navigator »
  • Trains Near You »
  • Meet Your Local League »
  • Visit Your Government »
  • Beauty All Around You »
  • Send a Lincoln Letter »
  • You Can Too! »
  • Hometown History »
  • Down at the Shore »
  • See the Stars »
  • Looking at Memorials »

• Use Technology

  • Investigating Immigration Patterns »
  • "Seeing" Music »
  • Slideshow Storyteller »
  • Who Represents You? »
  • Word Art with King's Words »
  • Imagining Abraham Lincoln »
  • Spreading the News »
  • Build a Sod House »
  • Buffalo Hide Painting »
  • Freedom Songs »
  • The Water Nearby »
  • From the Internet to Outer Space »