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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

Help students understand the different types of universities and colleges in [...] »

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
Photo, Dressmaking class, 1943, Ansel Adams, Manzanar Relocation Center, Ca.

Ansel Adams's photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation [...] »

Website Reviews

Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War? Explore this storehouse of [...] »

Best Practices

Teaching in Action

Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »

Examples of Historical Thinking

Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »

History Quiz

Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who volunteered in the face of prejudice.

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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! | [...] »