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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
Another Kind of American Idol
Explore the history of America's most iconic image—the American flag. But[...] »
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
The Boston Massacre: Fact, Fiction, or Bad Memory
Help students think about where evidence for history comes from.
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Post-1865
Who Invented the Telephone?
The history of the invention of the telephone is as clear as a Bell . . . or[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Integrating Language Arts and History
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical[...] »
Using Technology
The Pilgrims in American Culture: Thanksgiving
Were the Pilgrims really shorter than us? Discover the answer to all your[...] »