Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass [...] »
What can a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 reveal? Donald A. [...] »
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of [...] »
Using Primary Sources
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »