The Tartan Day Teacher's Guide is available in three formats:

• Webpage or .html fornat (this website)
• MS Word Format
• Adobe Acrobat .pdf Format

Help bring social studies, science, and literature alive for your students with this Guide to the Scottish Influence on America!

Americans of Scottish descent have played a vibrant and influential role in the development of the United States. From the framers of the Declaration of Independence to the first man on the moon, Scottish-Americans have contributed mightily to the fields of the arts, science, politics, law, and more.

Today, over eleven million Americans claim Scottish and Scotch-Irish roots -- making them the eighth largest ethnic group in the United States. These are the people and the accomplishments that are honored on National Tartan Day, April 6th.

Enclosed is information about:

• Books on Scotland and the Scottish-American Connection
  
• Online Resources on Scotland and the Scottish-American Connection
  
• The Legacy of Scottish Immigrants
  
• Great Scots in Science, Politics, Business, and Literature
  
• Scottish-Influenced Words, Terms & Objects
  
• Noted Scottish Authors

Special Thanks

The Teacher's Guide has been produced in collaboration with The Living Legacy of Scotland, Inc., a member of the National Capital Tartan Day Committee, Inc., and affiliated with The Scottish Coalition. Special thanks to to Bart Forbes for researching, collating and editing the materials in the Teacher's Guide.