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What is Historical Thinking?
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Elementary Introduction
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Middle School Introduction
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High School Introduction
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Digital Classroom
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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

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

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History Content

Website Reviews
[Staunton Military Academy is rated by the War Department as an honor military

What images does a state choose to describe its way of life to the nation? [...] »

Website Reviews
Drawing, High..Wide..And Handsome, 1954, New York Times Magazine.

Archives more than 7,000 newspaper and magazine advertisements printed in [...] »

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Best Practices

Examples of Historical Thinking

Two letters from 1800 Tripoli lead into a story of piracy, privateering, [...] »

Using Primary Sources
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Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical [...] »

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History Quiz

Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been inclusive. Can you answer these questions about African American ball players?

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Digital Classroom

Chronozoom

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! | [...] »