Clara Barton National Historic Site - For Kids (U.S. National Park Service)

Student wearing a snood over hair and sample of bandage made for school report presentation.

Students do you have to dress like Clara Barton for a school report or presentation? Download and print out our Dress Like Clara Barton handout for tips and ideas. Make your own Civil War era snood!

Do you need some ideas on what props or supplies to use in your presentation? Download and print our What Would Clara Barton Bring? handout for ideas. Bandage your classmates!

We have a few transcriptions of "primary source" documents and a photo gallery of Clara Barton and some of her medals you may use for school reports also. Don't forget to look through the Clara Barton Chronology for a timeline of important dates and events from her life.

Clara Barton National Historic Site Junior Ranger, Web Ranger Badge

Would you like to visit Clara Barton's home from your computer? We have an on-line virtual tour. You can also use the Clara Barton Interactive Experience to complete fun learning activities. Choose from either grades 2 - 4 or grades 5 and up. At the end of the activities you can print out your own personalized certificate. Mail us a copy of your certificate with your return mailing address and we will send you a Junior Ranger Award.

Send your certificate copy to:

Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, Maryland 20812

Proceed to the Clara Barton Interactive Experience page.

Supply closet at Clara Barton National Historic Site represents supplies Clara Barton used during relief work.

Supply Closet at Clara Barton National Historic Site. Clara Barton supplied the necessities of survival - food, clothing and shelter, but also provided tools for cleaning-up and rebuilding. Her principle was be prepared before the disaster occurred. Clara Barton stated:

"Before us now lie the problems of the future, and the question is: How shall we meet them? As friends of humanity, while there is still a possibility of war or calamity, it behooves us to prepare….

… the world-wide motto of the Red Cross:

In time of peace and prosperity, prepare for war and calamity."

Clara Barton taught us that we should be prepared before something bad happens.

You can help your family do this. Be a leader, develop emergency kits and emergency plans for your family. The Department of Homeland Security has a fun website to help you learn more. Play games and learn how your family can be prepared before a disaster strikes.

Visit their web site at: http://www.ready.gov/kids/index.html