Quicklinks for Middle School Teachers
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Teaching with Textbooks
I have used this activity with Native Americans and slavery with great success. I have worked over the years to collect a variety of old textbooks from different time periods.
—Anonymous
6-8 Resources
Pre-1865
Declaration of Independence 
Historian Rosemarie Zagarri reads the Declaration of Independence closely,[...] »
An American Family: The Beecher Tradition 
Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in[...] »
Post-1865
Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad 
From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the[...] »
What Does It Mean to Be an American? 
An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a "melting pot" or[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of[...] »
Using Technology
Analyzing Campaign Commercials
Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School brings modern and historical[...] »