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
Picturing the American Revolution
Looking for a creative way to teach the American Revolution to struggling[...] »
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
John Smith Map
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of[...] »
Post-1865
Child Labor in America, 1908-1912: Photographs of Lewis W. Hine
Sixty-four photographs taken by Lewis W. Hine between 1908 and 1912 document[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Teaching with Timelines
Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary[...] »
Using Technology
Recording Experiences with First Graders
Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!
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