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![Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer. . . ], 1957, Flickr Commons](/sites/default/files/Reading-and-Thinking.jpg "Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer reading a book at his house : Pelican Key, Florida], December 1957, State Library and Archives of Florida, Flickr Commons")
Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
![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 [...] »
What was it like being a small farmer in the 1700s? Follow a tour group [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Don't overlook song as a way of understanding the past.
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Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Class discussion and personal inquiry builds an interactive relationship [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »