Resources for Teachers

The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, working with teachers at both the primary and secondary level, has created a collection of lesson plans and case studies. Please let us know about your experiences using these lesson plans, or other ways in which you bring Eleanor Roosevelt into your classroom. 

Lesson Plans

• Eleanor Everywhere (For K-3rd grades)
• Preparing to Visit Val-Kill (For 6th - 8th grades)
• Eleanor Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy (For upper grades)
• Eleanor Roosevelt and the Rivington Street Settlement (For upper grades)
• Eleanor Roosevelt's Social Activism (For upper grades)
• Eleanor Roosevelt, Human Rights, and You (For Middle and High School students)
• Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (For 8th - 12th grades)
• Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: Human Rights and Creation of the United Nations

Case Studies

• Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson (1939) (PDF)
• Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights (1948) (PDF)
• Eleanor Roosevelt's Radio Broadcast on December 7, 1941 [An audio version with accompanying images) (original PDF)
• Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935) (PDF)