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
Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students
Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history[...] »
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
Reframing English Language Development![The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847]](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/mexamwar_image.jpg?itok=jD-RNlDi "The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847] LC-DIG-pga-02604")
Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking.
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Using Technology
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »