Classroom Materials

The question of which country bears the most responsibility for causing World War I continues to be debated by historians. The countries of Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Great Britain, and...

Students will work together to explore primary and secondary sources to learn about seven different advances in medicine during WWI. They will use this knowledge to write a case study of a fictional...

Students will gain historical knowledge through the use of poetry written by soldiers and civilians during and after WWI. Students will read poems and connect the content to the realities of the Great...

In this lesson, students will study technology used during WWI through examples described in “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Students will use imagery and words to create a Black-Out poem or Found...

Students will take on the roles of soldiers and spies, completing learning tasks while working to uncover the spies in the room. Students will learn about a variety of methods used for spying and...

Women at the time of WWI were still fighting for Universal Suffrage (twelve states in the west had given women the right to vote), but when the Great Warbroke out it created opportunities for women.

“Choctaw Code Talkers 1918” is a virtual reality experience that tells the incredible story of America’s original Code Talkers. Stationed in France in 1918, soldiers from the Choctaw Nation of...

In this series of historical mini simulations, students step into the shoes of policymakers to advise the U.S. president on how to respond to major foreign policy moments in U.S. history. These eight...

War Toys is a nonprofit organization that uses play to safely confront the harsh realities of war, promoting peace around the world. Through unique, art-therapy-based collaborations in the field, we...

This collection of resources from the Genocide Education Project includes lesson plans, articles, stories, case studies and more, all centered on the genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire...

The Internment Research Centre (IRC) in Hawick is open to anyone interested in past and present internment throughout the world. Its resources range from local to global and offer...

Who was John McCrae and why is he important? This digital graphic novel's striking illustrations portray his remarkable life, from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario to some of the toughest...

As the final assessment for a unit on World War I, students demonstrate their knowledge and critical analysis skills by creating their own children's book about the war. This project involves...

In this lesson, students are asked to go beyond typical character analysis and tie the experiences of the young men in "All Quiet on the Western Front" to experiences of our modern veterans (Vietnam...

This unit plan provides a comprehensive exploration of World War I through engaging activities over two weeks. Any one of the included activities can be used separately from the overall unit. The...