Parent/Teacher Resources

A Few of our Favorite DC Area Field Trips

Sewall Belmont House
www.sewallbelmont.org
144 Constitution Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002

Tour the home to learn about the Women's Suffrage movement or participate in Children's Saturdays (third Saturday of every month) - 10:00-11:30 am. Call 202-546-1210 to reserve a space. $10/child.

DC Vote Offices
www.dcvote.org
1500 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-462-6000

Drop by the DC Vote office where you and your kids can talk with Kevin Kiger, communications director. He'll explain DC's unique status as the Federal City, and will discuss efforts locally and nationally to gain full democratic rights for DC residents. Check out the petition drive, pick up some free stickers, then head over to Cake Love next door for a yummy snack!

Washington DC City Museum www.citymuseumdc.org
801 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
202-383-1800

Head to the City Museum to see the exhibit about both the local and national history of Washington. Find your home on the illuminated floor map, then discover photos and artifacts from some of the great social movements of the 20th century.

US Capitol & Congresswoman Norton's Office
2136 Rayburn, Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-8050

Go to the Capitol! We are lucky to live so close to national democracy in action, even though we can't properly participate in it. Anyone can go the Capitol and see the House or the Senate in session. Stop by DC Congresswoman Norton's office or better yet, wander around the Senate chamber asking tourists from other states to help you obtain viewing passes from their senator, since we have none of our own.

Links for Curriculum Resources

DC Vote Lesson Plan for Teachers
www.dcvote.org/library/lessonplan/index.cfm

DC City Museum School Resources
www.citymuseumdc.org/Learn_About_DC/School_Resources/School_Resources.asp

Keep in Touch: A Congressman and His Constituents
www.exploredc.org/resources.php?m=lesson

PBS TeacherSource Lesson Plans - Elections
www.pbs.org/elections/kids/educators.html

Voices for Votes: Suffrage Strategies (Library of Congress)
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/00/suffrage/index.html