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
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
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write[...] »
3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
Pockets from the Past: Daily Life at Monticello
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model[...] »
Post-1865
History Explorer
The Smithsonian offers rich resources for teachers, but tracking them down[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Concept Formation
In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all[...] »
Using Technology
Little Bird Tales
K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren't ready for digital tools?[...] »