Explore GLO lesson plans and other educational materials for U.S. History classrooms.

Long before it joined the United States in 1845, Texas played an important role in American history. As early as the sixteenth century, European rivals sought to claim and control it in their quest to dominate the North American continent. Texas also played a pivotal role in key developments throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

To support Texas social studies teachers, the GLO offers an extensive selection of digital primary sources, lesson plans, and supplemental materials suitable for classroom use. It has an especially strong collection of maps showing European colonization of North America, westward expansion of the United States, railway development, and the U.S.-Mexico War and U.S. Civil War. Visit the Texas GLO Map Database and Store and GIS Educational Maps collection to locate suitable historical and GIS maps for your needs.

All lesson plans and educational materials are in line with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.

 

LESSON PLANS

VOICES OF VETERANS KOREAN WAR ORAL HISTORY LESSON PLAN | TEKS HIS 8A, 8C

Overview: Four Korean War veterans share their perspectives on America’s “Forgotten War,” including the challenges faced by military leaders, enlisted men, and draftees.

• VOV Korean War Lesson Plan
• VOV Korean War Oral History Lesson Plan Excerpts
• VOV Korean War Oral History Lesson Plan Worksheet

 

VOICES OF VETERANS VIETNAM WAR ORAL HISTORY LESSON PLAN 1 | TEKS HIS 8E, 8F

Overview: Through firsthand accounts, oral histories provide insight into the broader tactical and strategic advantages (and disadvantages) that influence how military forces wage war. Explore different factors such as guerilla warfare, air power, difficult terrain, military alliances, and the treatment of prisoners of war.

• VOV Vietnam War Lesson Plan 1
• VOV Vietnam War Oral History Lesson Plan 1 Excerpts
• VOV Vietnam War Oral History Lesson Plan 1 Worksheet

 

VOICES OF VETERANS VIETNAM WAR ORAL HISTORY LESSON PLAN 2 | TEKS HIS 8E, 8F

Overview: Public support of a war, and its veterans during and after the conflict, can have a profound impact on the men and women who serve. Four Vietnam War veterans share their experiences and perspectives on the unpopularity of the war among segments of American society.

• VOV Vietnam War Lesson Plan 2
• VOV Vietnam War Oral History Lesson Plan 2 Excerpts
• VOV Vietnam War Oral History Lesson Plan 2 Worksheet

 

For more information about the GLO’s Voices of Veterans program, please visit voicesofveterans.org.