Lesson Plans

Each lesson plan has been directed towards a specific grade level.  However, educators are urged to adapt the activities listed within each lesson to fit their students' particular interests and needs. Moreover, each lesson plan includes several activities and suggested discussions and topics.  Educators may choose to complete the lesson plans in their entirety, or to complete select parts of them.    

 

Legends (grades K - 2)     

 

America's Mighty Rivers (grades 3 - 8)     

 

Storytelling in America (grades 3 - 8)    

 

Washington Irving in Context (grades 9 -12)

 

The American Landscape (grades 9 - 12)

To Legends Lesson Plan

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