K-2 Resources

Content

Children's Books Online
Book cover, The Pet Bubble Book, Rhoda Chase, Harper & Brothers, 1919

For story time or personal research, peruse historical children's books.


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Teaching Tools

Whiteboards and the Youngest Children
Screencapture, Five-Year-Olds Pilot Their Own Project Learning, May 9, 2007

Watch kindergarten classes engage in project-based learning using new[...] »

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

Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History

Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies[...] »

Classroom Tools

Historical Thinking & Literacy

Stop and Source!
Photographic print, Johnie William Bumgarden and his family, May 1912, Lewis Wic

Students get more out of historical photographs when they take the time to[...] »

Using Technology

The Pilgrims in American Culture: Thanksgiving

Were the Pilgrims really shorter than us? Discover the answer to all your[...] »