Lesson plan

Jim Thorpe: Bright Path (Grades 5-8)

Published on
September 30, 2026
Grades
5–8
regions
Arctic
Southwest
Southeast
Plateau
Northwest Coast
Northeast
Hawaiian Islands
California
Great Basin
Great Plains
Time periods
20th-21st Centuries

Description

On his way to becoming the greatest American athlete of the first half of the 20th century, and perhaps the greatest ever, Jim Thorpe demonstrated incredible perseverance in overcoming challenges that would have stopped most others.