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
Jennifer Orr on Integrating History into 1st-grade Instruction
U.S. history doesn't usually have its own place in 1st-grade curriculum. How[...] »
Teaching Tools
Whiteboards and the Youngest Children
Watch kindergarten classes engage in project-based learning using new[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License
Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze[...] »
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
Adapting Documents for the Classroom: Equity and Access
Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt[...] »
Using Technology
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »