Lesson Plans and Teacher Resources

Visitors outside the Culture Center

Museum interior showcasing West Virginia prehistory exhibit

Students explore the Frontier Cabin

Museum interior near the Company Store

Lesson Plans and Teacher Resources

Enhance your West Virginia studies with these free resources made for West Virginia educators by West Virginia educators.

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West Virginia Archives & History Teacher Resources

Teacher Resources Landing Page Mountain State History (YouTube playlist) Lesson Plans and Excercises Photograph Collections Charts, Maps, and Graphs Online Exhibits On This Day in West Virginia History Golden Horseshoe History & Prep Online Resources by County

The West Virginia Humanities Council: e-WV, Lesson Plans, and More

Social Studies Lesson Plans (K-7th Grades) Social Studies Lesson Plans (8th Grade) Civics Toolkit Lesson Plans (K-8) e-WV's West Virginia Classroom e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online (A West Virginia Humanities Council Project) West Virginia Humanities Council

West Virginia Department of Education

West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards for Social Studies (2025) Social Studies Assessments (Golden Horseshoe) West Virginia State Social Studies Fair Student Events and Programs Middle and Secondary Education Social Studies Resources Landing

West Virginia Library Resources & Guides

West Virginia Library Commission Guides West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader (WVU Libraries) Research Guides (WVU Libraries) Teacher Resources Guide | West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVU Libraries) Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)

Additional Resources

America250: Teacher Resource Materials

Explore lesson plans and activities offered through Discovery Education to explore American history

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Education Resources

Various Educator Resources for Pre-K through Adult Education in West Virginia

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Lesson Plans/Teacher Resources for 4th/5th Grade, 8th Grade, and 11th Grade

West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVU Libraries)

Explore the collections as you dive into our regional history

GIS for Schools | K-12 Lessons

Ready-to-use activities for the classroom that incorporate maps

West Virginia Judiciary | Education Resources for Students and Teachers

Explore the court system along with the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Get the Daily 304 and more from the official website of the State of West Virginia

Explore Almost Heaven with Educator Resources linked at the bottom

West Virginia Office of the Governor

Information including news, executive orders, proclamations and more from the Office of the Governor