American Experience

As one of the most successful programs of President Roosevelt’s New Deal, The Civilian Conservation Corps was an integral part of the American economic recovery of the 1930s. Explore the goals and successes of the CCC, and debate whether such a program might be appropriate today. Discuss what the CCC did for America’s youth and culture. Research CCC camp locations and find projects that are still in use in your area.

Five lesson plans are outlined on the following pages of this Teacher’s Guide, each complete with its own set of tasks and resources.

• Lesson Plan 1: The Civilian Conservation Corps – A Modern Solution?
• Lesson Plan 2: Preparation for War
• Lesson Plan 3: Race in the CCC
• Lesson Plan 4: Mapping the CCC Camps
• Lesson Plan 5: Daily Life in the CCC