K-2 Resources

Content

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.


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Teaching Tools

Storytelling with Scrapbooks
Scrapbook, Scrapbook Page, 24 Jan 2006, Flickr CC

Be a creative teacher—use scrapbooks in YOUR history classroom!


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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

Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History

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

Classroom Tools

Historical Thinking & Literacy

Applying KWL Guides to Sources with Elementary Students

To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want[...] »

Using Technology

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »