Teaching History Through the Arts Curriculum Now Available!

Social Studies Curriculum

The resources below have been created to assist teachers interested in developing historical curriculum to supplement the learning opportunities provided by the Pricketts Fort experience.  Whether exploring history in the classroom or planning a field trip to Pricketts Fort, these materials should help educators prepare a wonderful learning opportunity for their students. Click here for more on how to schedule your field trip.

Pricketts Fort provides teachers with this free curriculum for classroom use. It provides pre-visit and post-visit activities along with background materials to enhance a field trip. The curriculum ties into West Virginia social studies content and is applicable to a wide variety of courses and age levels. In addition to the curriculum below, the foundation is in a pilot year for a new curriculum called Teaching History Through the Arts. Contact the foundation for more information.

Curriculum Guide
• Dear Teacher
• Credits
  Evaluation forms:
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Student Evaluation

Unit One:
• Unit One
• Unit One. A. Pretest Posttest
• Unit One. B. Museum Etiquette
• Unit One. C. Scavenger Hunt

Unit Two:
• Unit Two
• Unit Two. A. Buffalo Dusk
• Unit Two. B. Word Search

Unit Three:
• Unit Three
• Unit Three. A. Word Search
• Unit Three. B. Begging Sticks

Unit Four:
• Unit Four
• Unit Four. A. My West Virginia Family History
• Unit Four. B. Comparative Timeline 
• Unit Four. C. Word Search
• Unit Four. D. Photo Scavenger Hunt
• Unit Four. E. The Prickett Family History

Guide to Pricketts Fort:
• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Pricketts Fort
• Background and History
• Important Dates
• The Architecture
• Area Forts
• Native People of the Eastern Woodlands
• 18th Century Clothing
• Blacksmithing of the 18th Century
• The Gunsmith and His Shop