Teaching Resources
What pushes and pulls people into new ways of life? In this lesson, students use artifacts, documents, and photographs to help them answer this question. [...] »
Labor Day means more than the beginning of the school year. Bring the holiday into the classroom with Teachinghistory.org's resources! [...] »
Introduce students to the importance of oral history while simultaneously teaching them about 20th-century labor unions. [...] »
How did the women's suffrage movement use the rise of journalism to its advantage? TJ Boisseau looks at what photographs reveal. [...] »
History is imbedded in the smallest objects. In this lesson, students examine how a simple farming tool connects to the work done by United Farm Workers. [...] »
Students are often disconnected from the past. Why not immerse them in historic study by building off things they already know? [...] »
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, and what kinds of work do textbooks leave out? [...] »
How can you make history relevant to your students? Social studies/history education professor Anthony Pellegrino suggests teaching thematically—in this case, with class and labor. [...] »
Provides a comprehensive list of websites and strategies to creatively introduce students to Progressive Era topics. [...] »
Use the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to examine the benefits and costs of industrialization. [...] »
