Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
Teaching in Action
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
The National History Day’s guidelines for defining and locating [...] »
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
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 [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »