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Lesson Plans
These print-and-go lesson plans are designed with California State history curriculum in mind. This page is beneficial for homeschooled youth, and for students unable to visit our historic sites in person. This is a creative (and fun!) way to keep youth connected to history at home or school.
We will be adding to our collection of lesson plans and activities, so please check here frequently.
 Manifest Destiny
Why would people wish to leave their homes, families and friends to head into unknown, uncharted territories? Why would they risk everything, including their lives, for such a gamble?
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 Mercantiles/General Stores
The roots of the general store concept began in the 18th century and gained momentum as westward American expansion increased. People in remote outposts often lived many miles from town and neighbors. The ranchers made monthly visits to the nearest town to stock up on supplies that could not be produced at home.
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 19th Century Education in
Old Town San Diego
The school was a wood-frame structure with a large main room heated by a cast iron pot-bellied stove. One instructor taught up to eight grades, all in the same room.
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 History of a Pioneer Family:
The Whaleys
Thomas Whaley was a young entrepreneur born on October 5, 1823, in Brooklyn, New York. Whaley came from a Scots-Irish family, which immigrated from the United Kingdom to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1722. Learn more about this important San Diego family.
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