These lesson plans can be used on their own or in conjunction with a visit to the Pritzker Military Library.

All lesson plans are based on resources at the Library, and each one includes a bibliography.  If you see a resource that interests you, you may borrow it via interlibrary loan through your school's library. All lesson plans are aligned with Illinois State Goals.

Information for Educators (PDF)
2012 Chicago History Fair Topics and PML Resources (PDF)

• Battle Names of the Civil War
• Distances and Directions of Four Historical Battles
• History of the Medal of Honor
• History of American Military Service
• The Holocaust: Germany's Path Towards a "Final Solution"
• The Home Front: Writing a Newspaper article
• Illinois: The Civil War at Home
• The Role of Geography in Some of America's Most Important Battles
• Technologies of War: Civil War and World War II
• What Does It Take to be a Medal of Honor Recipient?
• Women in the Military

Director of External Affairs

 

Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603 

 

Phone: 312-374-9333
Fax: 312-374-9314
Email: fieldtrips@pritzkermilitarylibrary.org