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Introduce students to the importance of oral history while simultaneously [...] »

Very few of us have ancestors who were not immigrants. Bring the topic of [...] »
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Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using [...] »
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Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking.
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Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »

Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider [...] »

Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo [...] »

Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.
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Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »
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