Learning Resources

Become an image detective! Explore photographs from the VMHC collections about education, industrialization, urbanization, transportation, the changing roles of women, the development of Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement.

Our youngest learners can become comfortable working with primary sources through the activities below! 

• The Famous Faces of the Suffrage Movement video takes early elementary students through the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Students will examine why their lives were different, and why fighting for the vote was so important. Download the worksheet to follow along with the video! 

   

• The Exploring Our Community: Civics in the K-2 Classroom lesson helps early learners understand concepts like community, past vs. present, wants vs. needs, and goods vs. services. 

Our videos are designed to match Virginia Studies SOLs for a K-12 audience and our YouTube channel contains recordings of past programs.  

Learn about important dates in the history of the Commonwealth with our On This Day listings.

Download coloring pages featuring items from our collection, and then share your finished pieces with us on social media!

This video series shows how kids played in the past and how you can make those toys at home. 

Explore our collections through a variety of digital puzzles. Time yourself, change the number of pieces, and more.