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
Photo, Computer Lab 1st Grade, Oct. 12, 2009, lewiselementary, Flickr

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[...] »