Teaching Materials

Make the Lewis and Clark expedition and life on the Oregon Trail come alive with these suggestions!

Can iPads open an exciting new world filled with digital textbooks and sources?

Students are often disconnected from the past. Why not immerse them in historic study by building off things they already know?

How can we help our 5th-grade ELL students build background and make connections with our social studies curriculum?

Can you suggest any literature covering World War I to World War II that my 10th-grade world history class can read?

Discover resources that will enable you to examine this unique area of American History.

Creating the perfect rubric is an impossible task. Creating a usable, easily adaptable rubric, however, is within your grasp.

Have a specific topic you desperately need to locate primary sources for? We’re here to help.

Not sure how to go about devising World History lesson plans and activities? We’re here to help.

Nonfiction texts are great sources for learning about historical events and figures. However, do fictional accounts also have a place in the history classroom?

In order for students to grasp the importance of American civic republicanism, they must first understand its origins.

Curious to discover how to introduce young learners to primary and secondary sources? Click here now!

Are you caught between academic advisors and classroom teachers? Feel like you’re being pulled in opposite directions? We’re here to help.

Students get more out of historical photographs when they take the time to explore who took them, where, and why.

Incorporating technology is an excellent way to engage students and deepen their understanding.

Unsure how to construct a curriculum that focuses on the history of your area? Click here to alleviate your confusion!

NHD is a great way to get students to interact with history. KY teachers check this out!

What’s in a brain? Quite a lot actually! Discover how brain research relates to the history classroom.

Searching for home schooling solutions? Look no more!

Graphic organizers can be tricky. Check out these tips on how to keep them simple!

Slave badges were used in Charleston to keep track of slaves. Can you build a lesson for 4th graders around them?

Textbooks may be fantastic, but curriculum is even better.

Need to understand the theory behind maps as a history education tool? Look no further.

Have you always wanted to use maps in your classroom, but been unsure how to do so?

To most students, “histories” are entirely separate—different civilizations, taught at different grade levels.

Whichever lesson you pick, make sure it meets your learning goals.

Engrain the APPARTS strategy into young students, and they’ll be well on their way to AP-level performance.

Be a creative teacher—use scrapbooks in YOUR history classroom!

Learn more about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Whether you are writing a paper or just curious, here are some great resources on the Mexican American War.

Whether you use the telephone or Skype, there are a number of ways to contact modern historians.

Develop an engaging unit on American Imperialism that streamlines State Standards and Performance Objectives.

Use these resources to integrate timelines into lesson plans!

What are kindergartners expected to know coming out of Head Start? Find out!

Unsure how to properly critique sources? Check out these guidelines.

Want to know both sides of an issue? Check out these debate websites!

So you know you love teaching history, but do you know the history behind teaching history?

Looking for a creative way to teach the American Revolution to struggling readers? Check this out!

Looking for a way to spice up your lesson plans? Try incorporating folk music!

Do you want to introduce a child to the wonders of world history? Find out how!

Provides a comprehensive list of websites and strategies to creatively introduce students to Progressive Era topics.

How do you teach the effects of WWI on art and literature? Transforming a content standard into a solid lesson plan.

The socio-cultural impact of historic events or time periods and the interpretation through various forms of media.

Create scaffolding and careful preparation of documents to promote student understanding of primary sources.

Paring down a larger idea to answer one specific question.

What is contingency? What does it have to do with K-12 historical thinking?

Regularly assess student understanding, and revise your lesson plans to match the needs of lower level learners.

Remember that any historical story, of the U.S. or otherwise, can be useful as long as it’s taken with a grain of salt.

From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the transcontinental railroad.

Case studies grab attention, but how can you be sure you’re also teaching the big picture?

Museums, colleges, and tribes are invaluable for gathering course-building materials on Native American history.

Race, ethics, stereotyping—all are thorny issues integral to our history. How can you encourage empathy?

In the Montessori philosophy, which prioritizes creativity, how can you best present history?

Traditional concepts of knowledge and pedagogy view the student as a “fact sponge.”

For when your students need a healthy dose of participation to liven up the classroom.

What are the benefits and detriments of implementing a two-year U.S. history course?

Upgrade to “school 2.0” through making the most of technological resources.

When unit planning is daunting, look to exceptional examples online.

Simply pondering “multiperspectivity” (a European term for “multiple perspectives”) introduces the concept.

You don’t have to wait until middle school to teach military history.

Teach your students to learn, care, and think internationally.

Standardization is a fairly new concept in education.

Wrestling bears, surly cowboys, vultures circling lone travelers. . . Find resources on American myth.

When you want your students to think, rather than just remember.

When you just can’t get your students to care what the Founders, or anyone else, wrote.

When the resources readily available to you are just not comprehensive enough.

Looking for history right where you are. You’d be surprised how inspiring local history can be.

Finding resources to teach local history in elementary classrooms.

Where to begin your search to find reliable online history textbooks.

Finding solid data on student learning in history can be a challenge. Here are some places to start.

Is the Declaration of Independence challenging for your students? Check out these ideas to make this text more accessible.

Look for school districts and teachers’ shared lists.

In the last 10 years, some major changes in history teaching have taken place.

Vocabulary legends, guiding questions, and teamwork are all good solutions.

Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore teaching with technology.

Using a variety of instructional strategies in your classroom makes good sense.

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources and strategies.

Should I just try to jazz up our textbook or can you suggest places to look to find documents that my kids can decipher?