Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Christopher Hamner engages educators in close questioning of the [...] »
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Teaching in Action
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A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Teach students how to utilize primary sources with this game from [...] »
So you don't live near Gettysburg or the Alamo—can you still teach with [...] »
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 [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »