Educator Resource Guide & FAQ
Instructions before presenting lessons to your students
Overview:
The Navy Memorial Education Program’s mission is to Honor, Recognize, and Celebrate the men and women of the Sea Services, past, present, and future; and Inform the public about their service through four unique PATHWAYS OF LEARNING. Below you will find instructions and best practices which focus on how to utilize the content created by the Navy Memorial in your classroom.
What are Learning Pathways?
Learning Pathways are the groups under which we organize our educational content, and present as an intuitive navigation tool for our online viewers from our Education landing page. Each Learning Pathway offers unique opportunities through a variety of interactive activities designed to engage and enrich student learning for grades kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Junior Sailor Program, and Activity Book
The Junior Sailor Activity Book, including guided activities, is made readily available to young visitors to the Navy Memorial in Washington, DC.
The book has been digitized and made available online, along with its associated activities. This enhancement allows for the expansion of educational outreach to a national, and even international audience.
The History and Heritage of the Sea Services
An examination of the rich Sea Services history of the United States of America. Interactive student activities focused on telling the story of the Sea Services, famous individuals, milestone events, symbolic music, scientific discoveries, technological advancements, and more for grades K-12.
Sea Service Traditions
Traditions from our maritime past. Interactive student activities focus on, flag semaphore, signal flags, Morse code, life at sea, tying knots, symbols, rates, ranks, and more for grades K-12.
The Navy Memorial Interview Archive & Stories of Service
A primary source database which has thousands of video-recorded histories of Veterans and their family members.
Interactive student activities focus on historical topics from the Great Depression through the present day for grades K-12.
What grade levels are the activities intended for?
Lessons have been developed by elementary, middle, and high school teachers. The lessons and activities are intended for specific grade levels but may also be presented in succession to build upon skills learned in previous lessons. Each lesson has an intended grade in mind but may be given at the teacher’s discretion. Each activity has a recommended lesson plan attached to guide educators who wish to employ our lessons and activities in the classroom.
How can I tell the intended grade level of each lesson?
In accordance with our Sea Service theme, Deck 1 lessons are intended for grades K-1 and Deck 5 is intended for grades 10-12. Some educators who teach high school may wish to give their students a Deck 2 lesson to introduce a topic before presenting more challenging material. The lessons reflect cumulative activities in sequence intended for Grades K-1 (Deck 1), 2-3 (Deck 2), 4-6 (Deck 3), 7-9 (Deck 4), and 10-12 (Deck 5). Lessons are designed to be given in succession or to a specific grade level.
How are lessons plan organized?
Each lesson plan is organized with the following categories:
Instructional Objective(s)
Standard(s)
Materials
Anticipatory Set
Instructional Input
Closure
Can I make my own activities from the free resources from the Navy Memorial?
Absolutely, we invite you to share lessons and activities with us to promote greater collaboration and partnerships. Educators who submit lessons and activities to education@navymemorial.org may have their contributions nationally honored and recognized on the Navy Memorial Education website.
Where can I find answer keys?
Answer keys are not published on the website, teachers are asked to email education@navymemorial.org from their school email to request answer keys.