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
Whiteboards and the Youngest Children
Watch kindergarten classes engage in project-based learning using new[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Manifest Destiny: Creating an American Identity
Discover how the concept of a "Manifest Destiny" shaped American perceptions[...] »
Post-1865
America on the Move, Part One: Migrations, Immigrations, and How We Got Here
Electronic field trips are a great way to engage students without leaving[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Integrating Language Arts and History
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical[...] »
Using Technology
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use[...] »