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
National Portrait Gallery
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
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Teaching Tools
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part Two
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Using Maps as Primary Sources
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student[...] »
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
Concept Formation
In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all[...] »
Using Technology
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »