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RANGER SCHOOL

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Self-paced, park-grounded courses — taught by the Ranger. Pick a topic and learn the story behind any park.

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Every NPS lesson plan, grounded in its park.

Lesson 5 - CODED SPIRITUALS, METAPHOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 5 - IN SEARCH OF HARMONY

Social Studies5 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 6 - RESEARCHING CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 6 - THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 7 - BECOMING A CULTURAL INVESTOR

Social Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

PATERRE LESSON PLAN STEPS: PART 2

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

PATERRES Part 1: ALTARS

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

A Pathway to Peace – Negotiating the Camp David Accords

Social Studies5 lessons

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

The Panama Canal: The Ratification of the Carter-Torrijos Treaties.

Social Studies4 lessons

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

"The Measure of a Man's Success in Life is Not the Money He's Made. It's the Kind of Family He Has Raised.": Separating the Myth from Reality in the Life and Times of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.

Social Studies5 lessons

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Growing up Kennedy

Social Studies4 lessons

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency

Social Studies6 lessons

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Political Parenthood: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Remembers

Social Studies3 lessons

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

“Now is the Time!”: Three Men, Three Speeches, and the Promise of Equality

Social Studies4 lessons

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Kaloko Loko I'a (Fishpond) Curriculum

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies4 lessons

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park

Succession and Nutrient Cycling in a Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem

Science3 lessons

Kenai Fjords National Park

Temperate Rainforest Ecology

Science3 lessons

Kenai Fjords National Park

The Scientific Method

Science2 lessons

Kenai Fjords National Park

A Nation Divided: High School Lesson Plan

Social Studies3 lessons

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

African Americans During the Civil War: A Compressed History

Social Studies3 lessons

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

The Cherokee People and the Trail of Tears: High School Lesson Plan

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

What Would You Do? Plotting and Planning Strategies of the Civil War

Social Studies2 lessons

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Plan a Field Trip in the Southern Campaign

Math2 lessons

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Rifles vs Muskets in the Revolutionary War

Math3 lessons

Kings Mountain National Military Park