Lesson Plans

The museum and capitol lesson plans below are based on the on-site educational programs conducted at the Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Capitol. They contain pre and post visit lesson activities that will help your students make the most of their visit. For additional lesson activities on Tennessee history, visit the Tennessee State Museum’s educational web site www.tennesssee4me.org. 

 

               The Frontier Life of Anne Cockrill (K-4^th Grade)
 

                Home is Where the Hearth Is in the Museum Experience Room (MER) (K-4^th Grade)
 

                Frontier Highlights Tour (K-4^th Grade)
 

               Frontier Print Shop (K-4^th Grade)
 

                Tennessee State Capitol (4^th Grade)
 

 

               First Tennesseans (4^th-8^th Grade)
 

                Common Man Heroes (The Three Presidents) (4^th, 5^th, and 8^th Grade)
 

                The Civil War (5^th and 8^th Grade)
 

                The World War II Homefront in Tennessee (5^th-12^th Grade)
 

                Tennessee State Capitol (5^th Grade)
 

                Tennessee State Capitol High School Government (8^th-12 Grade)