Printable Posters
Symbols in Portraits - Governor Nathan Deal
The Original 33 - Georgia's reconstruction era Black lawmakers
Lesson Plans
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History, Memory, and Native Peoples Lesson Plan - Use this resource to teach a brief introduction to the history of the Native American groups with history in the state of Georgia. Visualize differences in the quantity and quality of sources on each tribe. Consider how participants’ perceptions may have changed, and the ways that historical sources accumulate.
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The Curious Georgian’s Resource Guide - Use this as a guide to different resources on Georgia history.
- Civil Rights Lesson Plan - Use this lesson plan to review the histories of the Suffrage and Civil Rights movements, and to discuss the importance of voting.
- Traveling Capitals Lesson Plan - Use this lesson plan to explore why Georgia's capital city changed so many times throughout the state's history. It reviews Georgia history, and prompts students to consider what qualifications a city needs to make it a capital.
- The State’s Executive Branch Lesson Plan - Use this lesson plan to explore the rules of each executive officer in the state of Georgia: the governor, secretary of state, and lieutenant governor. Students will learn what role each officer plays, and what is required of each candidate for office.
- Learning about Georgia’s Legislators Lesson Plan - Use this lesson plan to review how the legislative branch works in Georgia. Students will learn about the Georgia General Assembly, the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the roles that the various leaders play in each chamber, the responsibilities of the Georgia General Assembly, and the ways that voting districts are drawn.
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Lawmaking in Georgia - Use this lesson plan to review Georgia's lawmaking process. Students will learn the entire process a bill undergoes before becoming a law, and the role that the executive, legislative, and judicial branch play in lawmaking.
- Georgia’s Judicial Branch Lesson Plan - Use this lesson plan to learn who works in the judicial branch, how courts are structured, and what Georgia's judges do.
- What Do the Courts Do? B&W Poster Color Poster B&W Handout Color Handout
- Who Works at the Courts? B&W Poster Color Poster B&W Handout Color Handout
- Gray v Sanders Supreme Court Case Worksheet
- Putting it all Together Supreme Court Case Worksheet
- Putting it all Together Teacher Guide
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Georgia's Preamble Scramble - Puzzle Game
- How to do Historical Research and Analysis: The Indian Removal Act and Westward Expansion in the Nineteenth Century. Use this lesson plan and it's associated resources to introduce students to historical research. Learn about primary and secondary sources using the process of Native American removal from Georgia.