For Teachers

Our Teacher Resources are designed to help support educators as they inspire future generations.

Learn more about our leading-edge classroom resources, professional development opportunities, and teacher fellowships. And be sure to plan your Mount Vernon field trip!

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Teaching the Constitution

Explore new classroom resources for teaching the U.S. Constitution

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Professional Development

Expand your professional knowledge with programming designed to explore rich and inclusive content about George Washington and Mount Vernon. Programs take place both on-site at Mount Vernon and off-site across the United States.

Professional Development Opportunities

Teaching with Mount Vernon

Explore seven different methodologies using Mount Vernon's resources that engage student learning and integrate primary sources in the classroom.

Teach with Mount Vernon

Lesson Plans

Mount Vernon’s Resources for Teachers includes lesson plans developed by master teachers, including graduates of the George Washington Teacher Institute, as well as by Mount Vernon educators and historians.

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Distance Learning Programs

Bring Mount Vernon experts and resources directly to your students! Enhance your classroom teaching with engaging distance learning programs designed to deepen students' understanding of George Washington, Mount Vernon, and life in the 18th century, while enhancing their critical thinking skills.

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Plan a Student Trip

What better way is there for students (grades K - 12) to learn about George Washington than to walk in his footsteps at his iconic home? Make your school's field trip one for the history books!

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