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[...] »
1775 Colonial Newspaper Article 
Smithsonian Barbara Clark Smith looks at what a colonial newspaper article[...] »
Post-1865
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's[...] »
The Thomas Jefferson Building: Secret Messages 
What messages are hidden in art and architecture? Explore the Library of[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Document Analysis Worksheets
Find the National Archive's worksheets for analyzing a variety of primary[...] »
Using Technology
WhatWasThere
Put the past next to the present with this photo-sharing and mapping tool.[...] »