Quicklinks for Elementary School Teachers
Teacher's Pick
Teaching with Textbooks
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
—Anonymous
K-2 Resources
Content
Another Kind of American Idol
Explore the history of America's most iconic image—the American flag. But[...] »
Teaching Tools
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part Two
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides
How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical[...] »
Post-1865
The Debate in the United States over the League of Nations
Documents and audio files explain the range of early political viewpoints on[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read[...] »
Using Technology
Recording Experiences with First Graders
Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!
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