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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[...] »
Charters of Freedom 
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Explore documents that helped to shape the history of our nation.
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Post-1865
Mexican-American War and the Media 
More than 5,500 transcribed newspaper articles related to the Mexican-[...] »
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[...] »
Using Technology
Creating Campaign Commercials
Students in Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School's class script and[...] »