New Free Lesson Plans for Fire in a Dark House
We’re excited to share a new set of free lesson plans for Fire in a Dark House, designed to support thoughtful, flexible classroom use across ELA, theatre, and social studies settings.
What’s Included in the Free Lesson Plans
- Pre- and post-reading discussion questions that center ethical reasoning and group dynamics
- World War I background activities that build essential historical context for students with little prior knowledge
- Visual and design-based creative activities, including costume design, playlists, and book cover concepts
- Text connections to literature, plays, films, and primary sources commonly taught in secondary classrooms
- Assessment and extension options that support both traditional essays and non-writing-based work
Download the Free Lesson Plans by clicking the button above!
Designed for Real Classrooms
These lesson plans are intentionally teacher-friendly: no busywork, no gimmicks, and no assumptions about resources or rehearsal time. Many activities can be completed in short class periods and scaled for different grade levels.
Whether you’re teaching Fire in a Dark House as a full text, an excerpt, or part of a historical unit on World War I and the American home front, these materials are meant to support meaningful conversation and student-centered inquiry.
We hope they help you open rich conversations about fear, responsibility, and what it means to live through history as it unfolds.