Educator Resources

Lesson Plans

• The President’s Travels (19 Units)
• The Panama Canal Treaties-How Treaties are Ratified
• Carter Center Teacher Resource Center

Civics & Primary Source Analysis Activities

• Civics Investigation: Are Amendment Ratification Deadlines Constitutional? (9-12)
• The Constitution and You (K-5)
• The Constitution and You (6-8)
• The Constitution and You (9-12)
• The Equal Rights Amendment and You (9-12)
• Artifact or Artwork? Museum Object Analysis Activity (6-12)
• Museum Scavenger Hunt (K-5)
• Museum Scavenger Hunt (6-12)
• Primary Source Birthday Challenge (6-12)
• A Remarkable Portrait Scavenger Hunt - Elementary
• A Remarkable Portrait Scavenger Hunt - Secondary
• Your Extraordinary Life (2-5)

Library Grounds Activities

• Carter Library Nature Journal

International Paint Pals: Primary Sources of Peace

• Teamwork (K-5)
• Family, Culture and Traditions (6-8)
• Stewardship (9-12)

AP U.S. History Document-Based Exercises (8-12)

• The Antiquities Act of 1906 (Executive authority to declare national monuments)
• 19th Amendment (Women’s Suffrage)
• Camp David Accords (Middle East Peace Process)
• Civilian Conservation Corps (New Deal program)
• Article II & The Hostage Crisis in Iran
• Panama Canal Treaties

Carter Library Education Presentations

• Black Women in Presidential Administrations (8-12)
• Louis E. Martin: The Godfather of Black Politics (8-12)
• Electing Our Presidents: Who Counts? (Census Activity, 8-12)
• Civic Literacy: Article II & The Presidency (K-2)
• Civic Literacy: Article II & The Presidency (3-5)
• Civic Literacy: How a Bill Becomes a Law (3-5)
• Planning for the Future: Jimmy Carter and the Energy Crisis (8-12)
• Jimmy Carter, Alaska and the Antiquities Act (9-12)
• The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Carter (2-5)
• The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Carter (6-8)
• The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Carter (9-12)
• The Extraordinary Life of Rosalynn Carter (8-12)
• Women for a Change: Gender Equality & the Carter Administration (8-12)

National Archives Presentations

• National Archives Overview
• National Archives for Early Learners (K-3)
• National Archives for Middle Grades (4-8)
• National Archives for High School (9-12)

Additional Links

• Museum Virtual Tour
• Carter Library Google Arts & Culture Online Exhibits
• Carter Library on YouTube
• National Archives Educator Resources
• National Archives Foundation
• Document Analysis Worksheets
• Presidential Libraries
• DocsTeach
• Presidential Primary Sources Project
• Georgia Standards of Excellence