Read Kansas! cards

Read Kansas! is a work in progress for the Kansas Historical Society. Currently we have a number of lessons ready for purchase. Find the curriculum and reading cards now available!

The Kansas Journey

Seventh grade textbook by Jennie Chinn, Kansas Historical Society executive director, available at Gibbs-Smith Publishers.

Online supplement Teacher's Resource Package

Teacher Links

Kansas Day - state birthday January 29

KSHS Teacher News - read online

KSHS Teacher e-News -sSubscribe to e-newsletter

Kansas History Day - for middle and high school

Kansas Memory - repository for primary sources

Kansas Memory Podcasts - fascinating stories contained in the documents

Classroom Materials

By Grade Choose... Preschool Primary (K - 3) Intermediate (4 -6) Middle (7 - 8) High (9 - 12) Adult Education

By Format Choose... Anthropological Publication Book, Activity Book, Art Book, Fiction Book, Nonfiction Book, Photos Curriculum Curriculum, Anthropological Curriculum, Primary Sources Lesson Plan Curriculum On-line, Curriculum On-line, Exhibit On-line, Research Materials Periodical Traditions Series Traveling Exhibits Trunks Video and Curriculum

By Theme Choose... Agriculture Arts Brown v. Board of Education Business & Industry Community & Daily Life Cultural Groups Environment Explorers Famous Kansans Kansas Day Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Lewis & Clark Military & War Politics & Government Settlement Symbols Territorial Period Trails Various Toics Women's History

Field Trips

Resources on Kansas History

People, places, and topics

Easy links to more information

For Professionals

Professional Development

Workshops, seminars, inservice