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Columbus Neighborhood lesson plans

The Columbus Neighborhoods logo appears in front of the downtown Columbus skyline and next to a sculpture of a deer looking over a bridge.
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Lesson Plans For All Ages

WOSU’s locally produced series, Columbus Neighborhoods is a great resource for teachers and students to learn more about their city’s history, culture and geography.

To accompany each documentary, WOSU has worked with educators to produce lesson plans for students of all ages. Browse below to find lesson plans for your grade level.

  • The Jeffery Mansion in Bexley, Ohio.
    Bexley lesson plans
    Bexley is home to the largest Jewish neighborhood in central Ohio and has to commitment to schools and lifelong-learning.
  • A historical image of business along High Street in the Columbus, Ohio neighborhood of Clintonville.
    Clintonville lesson plans
    Clintonville has transitioned over the last 200 years from a farming community to a bustling suburb.
  • The sun sets over the Columbus skyline and Scioto River.
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    Downtown - Franklinton lesson plans
    Columbus’ historical roots are firmly planted in Franklinton as well as the state capital which as created by Ohio lawmakers.
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    German Village lesson plans
    One of the nation's early and most successful urban revitalization campaigns, this charming and vital neighborhood was once home to working-class German immigrants.
  • The Lincoln Theatre marquee at night in Columbus' King-Lincoln neighborhood.
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    King-Lincoln lesson plans
    Once the cultural and commercial heart of Columbus for African Americans, this neighborhood is poised for rebirth.
  • An immigrant girl in Columbus.
    New Americans lessons plans
    The immigrant experience defined the character of Columbus during its foundation. Now immigrants are adding to the city's culture.
  • The old Ohio governor's mansion on E. Broad Street in the Columbus' Olde Towne East neighborhood is now home to the Columbus Foundation.
    Olde Towne East lesson plans
    Olde Towne East grew out of one of Columbus’ oldest neighborhoods. Barons built the neighborhood and it is now experiencing a resurgence.
  • Short North lighted arches over High Street.
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    Short North lesson plans
    One of Columbus’ most vibrant and exciting neighborhoods which transformed from a tough, gritty neighborhood into an arts and entertainment district.
  • Historical image of Buckeye Steel foundry on the South Side of Columbus.
    South Side lesson plans
    Once an industrial powerhouse, Columbus' South Side neighborhood is trying to reclaim its “Steel and Glass” heritage.
  • University Hall on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
    University District Lesson Plans
    The neighborhoods around The Ohio State University has undergone a series of remarkable transformations over the years.
  • An early housing community in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
    Tri-Village lesson plans
    Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff and Upper Arlington have evolved into three unique communities and collectively made the Tri-Village what it is today.
  • A historic image of business in Worthington, Ohio.
    Worthington lesson plans
    Learn about the of determination in the picture-postcard town of Worthington just north of Columbus.