Quicklinks for Elementary School Teachers

Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »

Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!

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K-2 Resources

U.S. history doesn't usually have its own place in 1st-grade curriculum. How[...] »

Gain inspiration for new ways to approach political history.

Invite young students into colonial history with the stories of children[...] »

The textbook is examined as one source among many, rather than a final[...] »

Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary[...] »

Do you use video creation as a culminating activity? Teacher Mark Smith[...] »