Welcome to Best Practices
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Historian Christopher Hamner visits the original Franklin D. [...] »
Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas [...] »
How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »
What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address? [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to [...] »
Using Primary Sources
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
In this series of exercises, students are presented with Native American [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »