Quick Links for Middle School Teachers
Teacher’s Pick
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, perspective, and bias. [...] »
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
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America
180 documents and artifacts interpret 19th-century westward exploration and the concept of Manifest Destiny. [...] »
Civil War's Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided
Major historic events are always shrouded in controversy. Check out this interview with Civil War scholars to discover the issues that still surround this conflict. [...] »
Post-1865
The Early Conservation Movement
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for conservation in the early 20th century was not quite as universal. [...] »
Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems
Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how this impacted their opinion of the US. [...] »
Classroom Toolkit
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Media Analysis Tools
These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary sources. [...] »
Using Technology
Kidblog
Interested in blogging, but afraid your students are too young? Kidblog lets you set up and moderate an entire elementary class's worth of blogs at once. [...] »
