Content Provider Programs List

FREE! FREE - A Day in the Life of a Homesteader    based on 99 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
"Free land!" was the cry, but that doesn't mean it was easy! A Day in the Life of a Homesteader lets students compare and contrast their lives with that of a Homesteader and determine if they think they would want to file a claim.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  3, 4, 5

FREE! FREE - A School Day in 1872    based on 47 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
The Homestead Act of 1862 defines the American Dream. With that American Dream came parents' dreams of education for their children. One-room schoolhouses popped up across the country. Explore what a school day was like during the Homestead Era!
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

FREE! FREE - Black Homesteaders in Nebraska: Audacious Dreams    based on 5 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
The Homestead Act of 1862 provided African Americans with the prospect of farm ownership. In Nebraska, Black homesteaders built successful farms from eastern tallgrass prairies to the arid Sandhills in the west and the intentional community of DeWitty, NE. Stu...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family

FREE! FREE - Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness    based on 10 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
The call of free land offered Black Americans the possibilities of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Great Plains. Come learn about the struggles that Black homesteaders met in building and sustaining households and communities. Discuss with ra...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

FREE! FREE - Follow the Buffalo    based on 190 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
Follow the Buffalo examines how American Indians utilized the American bison for survival and the impacts the Homestead Act of 1862 had on their way of life.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners

FREE! FREE - Homestead Act of 1862 (6th-12th grades)    based on 13 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
The Homestead Act changed the complexion of the United States and the world forever. The offer of free land encouraged millions from all across the globe to collect in the United States. The Homestead Act defines the American Dream! Under this law more than...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

FREE! FREE - Homestead Act of 1862 (K-5th grades)    based on 24 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
The Homestead Act changed the complexion of the United States and the world forever. The offer of free land encouraged millions from all across the globe to collect in the United States. The Homestead Act defines the American Dream! Under this law more than...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

FREE! FREE!! - Homesteading, Women’s Suffrage, and The Wizard of Oz    based on 3 evaluation(s). - by Homestead National Historical Park 2012-13 Honorable Mention,2015-16
Learn about the women’s suffrage and homesteading roots of the well known The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which was later adapted to the famous movie. This program uses brief vocal music elements to demonstrate the many interpretations of this American fairytale; i...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod