Lesson Plans

This lesson compares the lives of Frank Lee and Doll, two individuals who were enslaved at Mount Vernon. It provides simplified biographies and guiding questions.

This infographic covers enslavement at Mount Vernon through visuals, graphics, and primary sources. It reads at an upper-elementary level, perfect for struggling readers, emerging English speakers, visual learners, or the average student.

Created by 2024 LifeGuard Teacher Fellows Kristin Pankey and Andrea Thompson

For millennia, humans have used recipes as a way to pass on culture and history. Pepper Pot Stew started as a stew commonly made in Africa. However, it followed the Transatlantic slave Trade from Africa to the West Indies and North America. Recipes like this one are some of the many ways African culture influenced American culture. 

This guide helps students record and compare the stories of individuals who sought freedom from Mount Vernon.

Learn about the people who lived and labored at Mount Vernon with this helpful notetaking guide geared towards all learners.

These scaffolded Activity Suggestion Sheets give quick, grab-and-go activities for you to implement into lesson plans. The sheets cover the lives and stories of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon.

These sheets were created by 2024 LifeGuard Teacher Fellows Kristin Pankey and Andrea Thompson.

Due to modern technology and trade, it is possible in the United States to get most foods year-round. However, in the eighteenth century, people were limited based on when food could be harvested or caught. This activity compares modern recipes to seasonal eating in the eighteenth century. 

Use this helpful notetaking sheet to have young students record observations about an archaeological artifact.