As part of its Save Our History initiative to support historic preservation and local history education in communities across the country, The History Channel is offering a new, four-part series of lesson plans commemorating the 40th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for middle and high school teachers and educators at local history organizations. The first lesson plan in the series was created by the staff of Heritage Education Services at the NPS and can be downloaded at http://www.saveourhistory.com/educators/monthly_lesson_plans.html.
Future contributors will include the National Archives, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the National Trust. All activities are linked to National Standards and can serve as the basis for entries for the Save Our History National Honors Teacher and Student of the Year Contests. For more information on the National Honors please visit www.saveourhistory.com.
