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
Teaching with Historical Film Clips
Explore this approach for teaching with historical footage in the elementary[...] »
Teaching Tools
Teaching about Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. Materials for all classroom levels are[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Using Maps as Primary Sources
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student[...] »
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
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
Little Bird Tales
K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren't ready for digital tools?[...] »