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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

How many female lawyers can you think of in U.S. history?


Website Reviews
Lithograph, Ben. Franklin's Grave, 1855, Stayman & Brothers, Univ. of PA Library

What was popular music like in the 19th century?


Best Practices

Using Primary Sources
Photo, V-mail, February 1943, U.S. Office of War Information, LoC

Source and approach letters and diaries with historical thinking.


Examples of Historical Thinking

Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn [...] »

History Quiz

How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America?

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Digital Classroom

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

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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! | [...] »