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
National Portrait Gallery
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
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Teaching Tools
Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth
How has the meaning of Independence Day changed over time?
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3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students
Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history[...] »
Post-1865
Watergate and the Constitution
To indict or not to indict? Watergate raised complicated questions[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Bringing History Home’s SOCC Analysis Technique
Explore the SOCC analysis technique with this great website.
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Using Technology
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »