Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life. Historian [...] »
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
Teaching in Action
The fictional Alphonse the Camel provides insight for one classroom.
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Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical [...] »
Incorporate art into lesson plans with this resource from The Metropolitan [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »