Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
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Close observation and an inquisitive mind are all the tools you need to [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
This interactive tutorial models a four-step process for analyzing [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor [...] »
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National History Day identifies secondary sources along with [...] »
Source and approach letters and diaries with historical thinking.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »