Quicklinks for Middle School Teachers
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Teaching with Textbooks
I have used this activity with Native Americans and slavery with great success. I have worked over the years to collect a variety of old textbooks from different time periods.
—Anonymous
6-8 Resources
Pre-1865
Constitution Day 2010 
Explore these online Constitution Day resources for September 17 and[...] »
An American Family: The Beecher Tradition 
Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in[...] »
Post-1865
Flint Sit-Down Strike 
Provides a multimedia introduction to "the greatest strike in American[...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of[...] »
Using Technology
History Hitting Home: Children's History, Local History, and Digital Storytelling
Children's history, local history, and digital media—combine the three to[...] »