Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions [...] »
Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »
Textbooks describe segregation in a few pages, but these artists share [...] »
Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life. Historian [...] »
Potato chip marketing—how a luxury item became an everyday U.S. food.
[...] »Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Integrate these two guides into your curriculum to help students develop [...] »
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »