Domestic Life in the Mid Nineteenth Century is an exploration of the lifestyle of a small, urban, Scotch-Irish, middle-class home in the Shenandoah Valley in the late 1850s.
Targets grades 1, 2, 3. SOLs - History K.2, 2.3; VS.1,
USI.1 b,d,e; VUS.1, VUS.6, Health 4.1, 4.4, 5.2
“Stonewall” Jackson in Lexington is an examination of the life of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson focusing on those factors which contributed to his development from a respected, but ordinary private citizen, to an extraordinary military leader of the Civil War.
Targets grades 4, 5, 11. SOLs - History K.2, 1.1;
VS.1, VS.7, USI.1, USI.8, USI.9, USI II.1; VUS.1, VUS.6, VUS.7
A Visit to the Stonewall Jackson House is an interpretive tour for high school grade level. Students begin the tour with an introductory DVD and see seven period rooms furnished with many of the Jackson's own possessions.
SOLs - VUS.1, VUS.6, VUS.7; Health 9.1, 10.5f
Tours of the Jackson House and Gardens also meet the SOL requirements for: Science K.6, 1.4 and English Oral Language 1.3, 2.3, k.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1 and 7.2.
School Tour Cost: $2.00/student, $5.00 for chaperones. Weekend fees are $3.00 for students under 18 and $5.00 for 18 and older.
All educational programs and materials provided by the Jackson House correspond as closely as possible to grade curricula and the Standards of Learning established by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
