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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 explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment [...] »

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

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

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History Content

Website Reviews
Cover, Jamestown rag, 1906, Etherington, Templeton Digital Sheet Music Coll.

Looking for World War era, minstrel, or showtune sheet music?


Website Reviews
Postcard, Traveling through the orange groves, 19??, Curt Teich Co., FL Memory.

Explore the folk lore of Florida—from musical performances and art to [...] »

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Best Practices

Examples of Historical Thinking

Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »

Examples of Historical Thinking

Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and [...] »

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History Quiz

Saving Daylight

Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics—the sun’s light. Which statements about Daylight Saving Time are true?

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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! | [...] »