Teaching Resources

The Brooklyn Bridge

Grades 2-4. Explore the history, construction, and importance of one of New York's most prominent landmarks: the Brooklyn Bridge.

In Pursuit of Freedom

Grades 4–12. The development of the abolition movement in Brooklyn from the end of the American Revolution to the early days of Reconstruction.

Mapping Freedom and Slavery

Grades 4–12. Explore the skills, practices, and tools of historians as students study the history of slavery in Brooklyn.

Voices of Mixed Heritage

Grades 6-12. Explore concepts of identity through the history and experiences of mixed-heritage people and families.

Bats, Balls, Nets & Hoops: Stories of Sports in Brooklyn

Grades 4–12. The history of sports in Brooklyn provides a window into American history, from civil rights to urbanization.

The Civil War: Voices from Brooklyn

Grades 4–12. Highlights from BHS & Green-Wood Cemetery collections, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Exploring Pre-Revolutionary New York: the Ratzer Map

Grades 2–12. One of only four still in existence, this 1770 map depicts NYC in the years before the American Revolution.

Dutch Breukelen: Where Brooklyn Began

Grades 2–8. Maps, diaries, cookbooks, ledgers & drawings transform your classroom into a learning lab about 17th-century Brooklyn.