Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely, [...] »
Jefferson, surprised by the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe not. Historian Leah [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Teaching in Action
How did people in the North feel about John Brown after his raid on Harpers [...] »
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Using Primary Sources
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
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These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
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 [...] »
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »