Elementary Lesson Plans
| Lesson Title | Author of Lesson
| Microsoft Word Version /
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|---|---|---|
| Comparing Lyddie and So Far from Home | Dot Bickford, Portsmouth, NH, 4th grade
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| Mill Life-Labor | Kristine Jussaume, Westford, MA, 4th grade
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| Life and Work on the Farm | Tonia McGuire, Reading, MA, 4th grade | |
Middle School Lesson Plans
| Lesson Title | Author of Lesson | Microsoft Word Version /
Adobe PDF Version |
|---|---|---|
| Comparing Lyddie and So Far from Home | Dot Bickford, Portsmouth, NH, 4th grade
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| Comparing Historical Fiction | Jennifer S. Johns, Albuquerque, NM, 6th Grade | |
Additional Resources:
Use our Bale to Bolt Activity Guide, Change in the Making Activity Guide, and our Farm to Factory Activity Guide to for more lesson plans.
Learn more about our Bale to Bolt and Change in the Making field trip programs at the Tsongas Industrial History Center and our in-school Farm to Factory program.
The following classroom activities were created by staff of the Tsongas Industrial History Center:
- The World of Barilla Taylor - Students examine Barilla's letter home and mill pay-day chart.
- Literature Circle: Lyddie - A guide to student-led discussion of Katherine Paterson's book Lyddie.
- Interpreting Historical Images - A guide for helping students "see" more and consequently learn more from any image they study.
