Elementary School Lesson Plans
| Lesson Title | Author of Lesson
| Microsoft Word Version /
Adobe PDF Version |
|---|---|---|
| Child Labor | Deb Vanderpoel, Mosier Elementary School, South Hadley, MA
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| Cottage ]Industry to Factory Industry | Jeffrey Bourque, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH
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| Cottage to Factory Industry | Mary Ostermick, Talkeetna Elementary School, Talkeetna, AK | |
Middle School Lesson Plans
| Lesson Title | Author of Lesson
| Microsoft Word Version /
Adobe PDF Version |
|---|---|---|
| Farm or Mill | Lynne Baillargeon, Tyngsboro Middle School, Tyngsboro, MA | |
| Cottage Industry to Factory Industry | Jeffrey Bourque, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH
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| Should I Stay or Should I Go | Debra Sands, Birch Wathen Lenox School, NY, NY
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High School Lesson Plans
| Lesson Title | Author of Lesson
| Microsoft Word Version /
Adobe PDF Version |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage Industry to Factory Industry | Jeffrey Bourque, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH
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Additional Resources:
Use our Workers on the Line Activity Guide (pdf) for more lesson plans.
Learn more about our Workers on the Line field trip program at the Tsongas Industrial History Center.
The following activities were created by staff at the Tsongas Industrial History Center:
- The Value of a Dollar - Students compare mid-19th century prices with today's.
- Working Music - Students examine songs that protest working conditions.
- Teaching Industrial History through Mathematics - Students use charts and graphs to compare the economic success of several mills.
- Interpreting Historical Images - A guide for helping students "see" more and consequently learn more from any image they study.
