These featured lesson plans were created by DVLP Teacher Workshop participants and Year 4 Teacher Ambassadors and reflect interdisciplinary approaches to veteran-centered and cemetery-based learning. Designed for classroom use, they offer adaptable activities and resources that educators can incorporate into a variety of subjects and grade levels.

Featured DVLP Lesson Plans

These lesson plans were created by DVLP Teacher Ambassadors as part of a year long, in depth involvement with the project. These products were reviewed and approved by DVLP leadership and may contain supplementary learning materials such as slide decks and worksheets.

High School

(UNIT) U.S. History - Honoring Veterans

(UNIT) Empire Rewritten - Minority Veterans and the Story of 1898

Veterans in Our Community

Visual Legacy: Honoring Veterans Through Media 

The Vietnam Effect 

Homecoming: World War II vs. Vietnam Veterans


Middle School

Researching Real-World Military Technology & Robotics

Veteran Profile Research Lesson Plan

 

The following lesson plans are examples of other work completed in earlier years of this project. These were created by teachers who participated in one day DVLP workshops and implemented in their classrooms.

High School

Why Did People of Color enlist in the US Military during WWII?

Chinese Americans in WWII

Buffalo Soldiers

Middle School

How Can We Build An Effective Memorial?