Developed by experts at American Ancestors, this free-to-access national curriculum is designed to expose students in grades 4 through 6 to the concepts, benefits, and joys of family history.
Schedule a free one-hour training
Meet with our Youth Genealogy Curriculum Coordinator to create a personalized plan to bring family history to your classroom, home school, library, or historical society.
Our free one-on-one trainings are for any individual educator interested in doing genealogy with students. This includes individual classroom teachers, librarians, after-school program coordinators, Scout troop leaders, and home school educators.
Grades: K-12
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
Platform: Zoom
Date and Time: Monday through Friday at a flexible time based on your schedule, including evening hours.
Schools and states can register for comprehensive teacher professional development, and libraries, museums and historical societies can register for a consultation to help you create youth education programs, including field trips.
Discussion topics include:
- Incorporating genealogy into your existing curriculum
- Defining family and genealogy with students
- Bringing parents and guardians onboard as partners as students explore their roots
- Navigating sensitive topics with students
- Identifying and addressing common misconceptions that students have about genealogy
- Helping students create a personalized research plan based on their unique history
- Assessing students on their research process
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Virtual Field Trips
Take a field trip without leaving your classroom! Introduce your students to the concepts, benefits, and joys of family history. Students will learn how to think like a genealogist and discover how to trace families back in time.
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