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 does architecture say about the past and the present? TAH teachers [...] »
Watch Suzannah Niepold guide TAH teachers through analyzing the differences [...] »
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
Teaching in Action
An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a "melting pot" or [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
National Park Service lesson plans, teaching materials, and vibrant images [...] »
Source and approach letters and diaries with historical thinking.
[...] »Teaching with Textbooks
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
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 [...] »