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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
What does architecture say about the past and the present? TAH teachers [...] »
This interactive tutorial models a four-step process for analyzing [...] »
Historian Christopher Hamner introduces educators to the World War II [...] »
What can a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 reveal? Donald A. [...] »
Teaching in Action
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
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[...] »Using Primary Sources
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »