Introductory Videos  click on an image below to watch a video

X
/themes/teachinghistory/homevid/historical_thinking.mp4
video/mp4
 
X
/themes/teachinghistory/homevid/elementary_intro.mp4
video/mp4
 
X
/themes/teachinghistory/homevid/middle_intro.mp4
video/mp4
 
X
/themes/teachinghistory/homevid/high_intro.mp4
video/mp4
 
X
/themes/teachinghistory/homevid/digital_classroom.mp4
video/mp4
 

Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help [...] »

Ask a Master Teacher
Photo, Ice 049, March 23, 2010, wcn247, Flickr

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources [...] »

History Content

Website Reviews
Graphic. Living Voices

How do Native Americans preserve their heritage in the world of today?


Website Reviews
Detail, homepage

Visit the businesses and meet the people of Harrisonburg, PA's 8th Ward.


Best Practices

Using Primary Sources

When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »

Teaching in Action

Did two bullets begin WWI? Explore causation in your classroom.


History Quiz

Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who arranged that moment?

| Take This Quiz »

Digital Classroom

Chronozoom is a dynamic timeline tool that presents large scale timelines in a creative way.

| [...] »

Thinking Like Historians

Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Secondary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Civil War Interactive Poster
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Get students thinking like historians as they learn about the Civil War! | [...] »