The following learning resources are suited to a variety of audiences including teachers, students and interested adults and children. Recommendations for additional resources are welcome, please send to info@burnhamplan100.org.
Kid’s Portal
Find out what urban planners do and learn how you can help your community be cleaner, greener, and a better place to live, work, and play.
Bibliography
A compilation of books and selected web publications on the Plan of Chicago, the people who created it, Chicago’s built environment and urban and regional planning.
Classroom Resources
Web sites that house or reference lesson plans and other activities for classroom use that connect with the Centennial themes
[Guide to Classroom Resources].
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Curricula & Lesson Plans: These resources offer K–12 teachers opportunities for integrating curricula, lessons and activities.
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Visual Resources: Online sources for photographs, maps and other multimedia you can incorporate into teaching.
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Resources for Educators: Sources for additional curricula, classroom activities, and professional development opportunities.
Selected images from Visual Resources
Online Exhibits
The Plan of Chicago:
A Regional Legacy
Learn about the Plan—the conditions that prompted it, the major recommendations, its implementation and its legacy in this highly illustrated booklet available for download or on-line viewing.
Feature Resources
The Plan of Chicago
The online Encyclopedia of Chicago has a wealth of information including a fully digitized copy of the Burnham Plan.
The Columbian Exposition
Explore Daniel Burnham’s vision of an ideal city with an interactive map of the World’s Fair of 1893.
Who is Metro Joe?
Think you know Chicago and the 'burbs? Play this online game that challenges your knowledge of the Chicago region.
Educational Programs
In and After School (K–16)
Schools and universities throughout the region are developing events and projects during the Burnham Plan Centennial.