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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
Civil War's Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided 
Major historic events are always shrouded in controversy. Check out this[...] »
The Salem Witch Trials 
Absolving the guilty and punishing the innocent. Historian Elizabeth Reis[...] »
Post-1865
Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad 
From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the[...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step[...] »
Using Technology
Creating Campaign Commercials
Students in Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School's class script and[...] »