Classroom Materials

In this short activity, students learn what observation balloons are and how they differ from dirigibles and free balloons. Then, students look at photographs from, and of, observation balloons to...

In this activity, students learn how some methods used to inform the American public about the war effort were not always honest. Students will play a game from the BBC to see if they can identify if...

This lesson set includes a series of activities designed to be used while watching each vignette from the “Sabaton Animated Film: The War to End All Wars.“ For each song, an activity, discussion...

In this lesson, students explore the women’s suffrage movement with a focus on the events surrounding the 1913 Women’s March and the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment. Using primary sources,...

In this lesson, students analyze posters and speculate why specific techniques were used when engaging with women and asking them to join the war effort overseas. Done in thirty minutes or less, this...

In this focused inquiry, students will participate in a Socratic Seminar about World War I and its legacy. The discussion will center around how World War I should be remembered, but will delve into...

In 1924, as the cornerstone for the Liberty Memorial Tower was being placed, the Liberty Memorial Association provided a time capsule to be left for the people of Kansas City 100 years later. The...

This interactive map shows you which countries and territories were involved in the Great War and how they were aligned.

Using clips from the Lucasfilm documentary General John J. Pershing and His American Army made in conjunction with The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, students will learn about General John J.

In this lesson, students explore China’s largely overlooked but deeply influential role in World War I. Although China was prevented by Japan from sending combat troops, it contributed more than 140...

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of camouflage generally, learn how “dazzle ship” camouflage was invented and implemented during WWI, read a letter about another type of...

On December 7, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany marking their entry into the Great War. As the United States was entering the war, Russia’s internal political revolutions led them to...

“India in the Great War: Fighting for Britain, Dreaming of Freedom” explores India’s critical yet often overlooked role in World War I and the lasting impact of that involvement on the nation’s...

While most histories of World War I focus on Europe, over two million Africans were drawn into the conflict as soldiers, porters, and laborers. This lesson introduces students to the some of the...

In this inquiry-based lesson, students examine how the Great Depression affected WWI veterans through the story of the Bonus Army – a group of veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932.