Classroom

Tag: "Ken Burns"

Search for Topics or Keywords

Daily News Lesson February 14 2026

Community Connections: George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

Discuss how has the first president's vision for the country been shaped by the centuries, and what he might think of the state of Democracy in the U.S. today

Daily News Lesson February 12 2026

Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals

Discuss some of the struggles for freedom and equality that are still ongoing in one of the cradles of American democracy

Daily News Lesson January 29 2026

George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

How has the first president's vision for the country been shaped by the centuries?

Daily News Lesson December 18 2025

Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy

Explore the making of this PBS documentary and why students continue to study the American Revolution

Daily News Lesson July 18 2025

Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’

Learn more about the defunding of news sites across America

Daily News Lesson September 21 2021

An inside look at PBS's ‘Muhammad Ali’ and who gets to tell the story

Hear from documentarian Ken Burns on how and why he made his latest series about Muhammad Ali

World War II veterans and Pearl Harbor survivors Seelie, and "Chick" Gallela attend an annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony in New York

Post December 07 2017

"A date which will live in infamy": Pearl Harbor remembered — Class Discussion

For an updated version of this activity, click here .

SUPPORTED BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:

Illustrations by Annamaria Ward

PBS Online Privacy Policy Student Reporting Labs PBS Learning Media