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
An American Family: The Beecher Tradition 
Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in[...] »
Constitution Day 2010 
Explore these online Constitution Day resources for September 17 and[...] »
Post-1865
Veterans, Oral History, and the Library of Congress 
Veteran oral history projects relate the classroom to real people and real[...] »
Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad 
From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Media Analysis Tools
These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary[...] »
