Our lesson plans have been designed to help teachers make theory come alive for students of all ages. Using experiential methodologies, The Hershey Story can assist you as you inspire children and teens.

Whether you teach elementary youngsters or secondary school young adults, you’ll find lesson plans that cover almost every subject area, including history, physics, chemistry, English and general science.

Lesson plans meet or exceed Pennsylvania curriculum standards and are guaranteed to motivate, stimulate and educate young minds. Click on the lesson plan name to view them in PDF format.

• Name
• Grades
• Standards
• Chocolate Graphing
• K-3
• Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Mathematics
  (post-visit lesson)
• The Hershey Community Past and present
• K-3
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• Milton Hershey Quilt Activity
• K-3
• Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; History
  (post-visit lesson)
• Cacao Tree Geography
• K-3
• Geography
• Chocolate Math
• 3-6
• Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Mathematics
• Milton Hershey Anticipation/Reaction Guide
  
• 3-6
• History (pre and post-visit lesson)
• It’s Off to Work We Go!
• 3-6
• Civics and Government; History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (post-visit lesson)
• Milton Hershey Scavenger Hunt
• 3-6
• Civics and Government; Geography; History
  (pre and post-visit lesson)
• From Kakawa to Chocolate: The Evolution of Chocolate throughout History
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (pre-visit lesson)
• Milton Hershey and His Times
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (pre-visit lesson)
• Back Home Again: Why Milton Hershey Chose Derry Township to Build His Factory
• 6-8
• History; Geography; Economics; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (pre-visit lesson)
• Milton Hershey and the Qualities of a Hero
• 6-8
• History; Civics and Government; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (post-visit lesson)
• Labor Specialization at the Hershey Factory
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• Chocolate and the Columbian Exchange
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• The Hershey Story Timeline
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (pre and post-visit lesson)
• Milton S. Hershey and the
  Gilded Age
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: How to Analyze a Historic Photograph
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (pre-visit lesson)
• Hershey’s Story is in the Picture: Telling Stories from Pictures
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (Use in conjuction with “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” lesson plan)
• Cupid’s Ambassador: The Cultural Impact of Chocolate
• 6-8
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  (post-visit lesson)
• Hershey and the World:
  The 5 Themes of Geography and
  Google Earth
• 6-12
• History; Geography; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• Chocolate preferences: Voting and Graphic Techniques
• 9-10
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• Discovering Chocolate Density
• 9-10
• Science and Technology
• Town Planning the Hershey Way
• 9-12
• History; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
• Hershey and Advertising
• 11-12
• Science and Technology