These lesson plans have been created and curated in response to the production and as a follow up to your visit to The Coterie. They offer ways to connect the show to your classroom in coordination with state standards and curriculum.

Civil War Through a Child’s Eye

  • This lesson plan was created by the Library of Congress to evaluate non-fiction sources and photographs found in the Library of Congress

Analyzing Games of Chance

  • This lesson plan was created by the Mathematics Assessment Project to use horse racing to show probability.

Kansas Standards

  • Upper-Level Modern World History 1.1  
    • History, Government, and Social Studies Standard 
    • The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures 
  •  Middle Level US History 1.1  
    • History, Government, and Social Studies Standard 
    • The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures 

Missouri Standards

  • 6-12.AH.1.CC.D 
    • 6th-12th Grade History: Continuity and Change Standard 
    • Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling questions about American history prior to 1870, to determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.