Teacher Resources

The Bostonian Society offers a range of educational resources, including lesson plans, primary documents and school programs. To schedule a school program or a visit to the Old State House Museum, please check out Group Visits and Programs.

 

Boston Massacre Primary Documents

The following kits are designed to provide primary sources about the Boston Massacre that can be incorporated into the classroom. Each kit provides primary documents as well as suggested classroom activities that can be adapted for multiple grade levels.

 

Lesson Plans

This section includes lesson plans contributed by teachers who have participated in Bostonian Society teacher workshops and school programs. They have generously allowed us to include them here. Please note that the materials are only for classroom use, and all reproduction rights remain with the contributors.

Grade 3

  • Flat Me project
  • Johnny Tremain
  • Revolutionary War, Timeline and Causes
  • American Heroines
  • Abigail Adams: Integrating Social Studies and Language Arts
  • Letter Writing and Abigail Adams

    • Grade 4/5

  • Introduction to 18th Century Artisans
  • Boston Women: The Struggle for Freedom, 1760-1850
  • You're Invited to a Tea Party
  • Faces of the Revolution
  • Puritan or Pilgrim
  • Understanding Loyalist vs. Revolutionary Ideology (1760s-1770s)

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    Boston Massacre Game

    An educational tool, this web site is designed as an investigative game for upper elementary and middle-school students. Using images of the event and testimony from the trials, students learn about this incident, its historical significance and how it was used to further the Patriot cause.

    Click here to play the game