Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address? [...] »
What meanings does the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, have? [...] »
Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Work with early twentieth-century film as historical evidence. What [...] »
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »