Quicklinks for Elementary School Teachers
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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
Children's Books Online
For story time or personal research, peruse historical children's books.
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Teaching Tools
Civics Online![Photo, Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, LOC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/civics_0.jpg?itok=L_zl9Qgh "Photo, Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, Manzanar Relocation Center, California. LOC")
Gain inspiration for new ways to approach political history.
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3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Three Perspectives on Native American Removal and Westward Expansion
Check out this lesson on arguments surrounding the 1830 forced removal of[...] »
Post-1865
Who Invented the Telephone?
The history of the invention of the telephone is as clear as a Bell . . . or[...] »
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
Recording Experiences with First Graders
Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!
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