Teaching with Historic Places

Looking for new ideas on how to teach with the historic places in your [...] »

Teaching with Monuments and Memorials

Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »

Analyzing Composition in Paintings

Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »

Making Sense of Numbers

Quantitative data, although seemingly daunting and impersonal, can help you [...] »

Making Sense of Letters and Diaries

Source and approach letters and diaries with historical thinking. [...] »

Making Sense of Advertisements

Advertisements have surrounded us for years. How can you interpret them? Where [...] »

Making Sense of Documentary Photography

Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence. [...] »

Making Sense of Films

Work with early twentieth-century film as historical evidence. What questions [...] »

Making Sense of American Popular Songs

Don't overlook song as a way of understanding the past. [...] »

George Washington, A National Treasure

This website by the <em>Smithsonian Portrait Gallery</em> will help [...] »