Activities
Experience history first-hand through the activities and books below.
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Select a topic below to find related history information, activities, books, and more.
- A Letter to Abraham Lincoln
- A Puerto Rican Carnival
- All Aboard the Train!
- An American Story in Dance and Music
- Building Beautiful Buildings
- Coming to America
- Discover and Protect Nature
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence
- Duke Ellington and Jazz
- Exploring the Sky
- First Lady for the Environment
- Full Steam to Freedom
- Great Women of Our Pasts
- Life in a WWII Japanese-American Internment Camp
- Life in a Sod House
- Life on the Water
- Making the Star-Spangled Banner
- Money Makers
- Pueblo Pots
- September 11, 2001
- Slave Life and the Underground Railroad
- Students Sit for Civil Rights
- Winning the Vote for Women
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Activities
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Camera Creativity and Collaboration
Learn from Objects
Take a close look at a famous picture of Martha Graham, then grab your camera and make your own dance photo with a friend or family member.
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Running the Blockade
Play and Create
Protect your shores and start your own signal corps with this outdoor group game! Image courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center.
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