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This curriculum guide for New Hampshire elementary schools is the culmination of years of work by the New Hampshire Historical Society, with the advice and support of classroom teachers across the state. We are pleased to be able to share it with you. In 1990 and 1991, the New Hampshire Historical Society met with New Hampshire history teachers in several locations. At that time, teachers lamented the lack of resources and cited the shortcomings of curriculum materials as major roadblocks to teaching state history. In 1990, NHHS had also just completes a strategic plan. The plan emphasized the important role the Society could play in communicating the value of state history and the critical need to communicate with those who influence history education in New Hampshire. The needs of the state's educational community happily coincided with the Society's institutional emphasis. With the blessing and support of the New Hampshire Department of Education and the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance, and the professional involvement of social studies teachers throughout New Hampshire, the Society has served as the vehicle to create a state history curriculum that will serve teachers and students. Linda Burdick, the Society's former Director of Education, has played a leading role in coordinating this project and we are grateful for her extraordinary effort and talent. Publication of the curriculum would not have been possible without a substantial investment by Public Service of New Hampshire. We are grateful for their support. Now it is time to see the
results of our efforts. We invite your comments and professional
wisdom as you use this curriculum and as you apply it in the classroom.
John Frisbee |