Teacher Resources

Alexandria's history offers a local lens to explore events that have changed the nation. Learners of all ages can explore Alexandria's history through online and on-site offerings.
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Plan of Alexandria, 1798

Transportation History of Alexandria

Transportation, or how people and goods move from one place to another, has changed over time as new technologies are introduced. Materials include a short video, worksheet, and maps. 

A group of people lined up for the photograph, in front of Chinquapin Village housing

Photographs as Primary Sources

A short video and worksheets walk students through using photographs to learn about the past. 

A black and white photo of the five African American men who participated in the library sit-in being escorted by a police officer from the library. Four of the five men are wearing a suit and tie.

The 1939 Library Sit-In

Historic Alexandria is a partner on this project from New America to provide teachers with resources to teach the History of Civil Rights through the 1939 Library Sit-In that took place in Alexandria. 

Teacher Workshops

Contact our Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at 703.746.4735 or through Alex311 to arrange for an in-person training or teacher-only field trip with Historic Alexandria. You can also request to be added to the invitation list for special teacher preview nights for exhibits. 

Searching for materials you need for a lesson? Our Youth and Family Program Coordinator can assist with that too!

Student Research Resources

Older students can conduct their own research using online and in-person resources. Students are also welcome to visit museums for projects. Any student who mentions working on a school project receives free admission. If a museum visit is part of an assignment or extra credit, please notify our Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at 703.746.4735 or through Alex311. 

Out of the Attic article, Alexandria Times

Out of Attic Archives

This archive provides access to short secondary source articles about local history. 

The drum is decorated with an American eagle and the words “Regimental Infantry in gold on a red ribbon.

Museum Collections

View online collections and learn about the collections of each of the Historic Alexandria museums. 

Screenshot showing cards from maps page

Interactive History Maps

This collection of maps allows students to explore the history of a certain location and access information across historical markers, oral history, archaeology reports, and more. 

Field Trips and In-Classroom Programs

Bring your class to Alexandria or have Alexandria's history come to you! 

A group of elementary-aged children engaging in a program at one of Historic Alexandria's museums.

Field Trips

Book a field trip with Historic Alexandria. 

A museum educator in a blue Alexandria Archaeology shirt and white hard-hat is showing a picture of an archaeologist working at a dig site to a group of preschool children.

In-Classroom Programs

Bring a Museum Educator to your classroom.

The outreach kit is displayed to show it contains 18th century objects like a haversack and tricorn hat, historic maps, and a teacher resource notebook.

In-Classroom Primary Source Kits

Rent a kit with lesson plans and reproductions historic objects. 

Two young children are digging in a small bin as they learn about archaeology.

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