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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its [...] »
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »
![Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer. . . ], 1957, Flickr Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Reading-and-Thinking.jpg?itok=f7GCc3Xk "Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer reading a book at his house : Pelican Key, Florida], December 1957, State Library and Archives of Florida, Flickr Commons")
Watch this flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »