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Teaching with Lectures and Documents

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

Building Background Knowledge for English Language Learners

How can we help our 5th-grade ELL students build background and make [...] »

Slave Badges

Slave badges were used in Charleston to keep track of slaves. Can you build a [...] »

Storytelling with Scrapbooks

Be a creative teacher—use scrapbooks in YOUR history classroom! [...] »

Stop and Source!

Students get more out of historical photographs when they take the time to [...] »

Deciphering Primary Source Documents

Create scaffolding and careful preparation of documents to promote student [...] »

Setting the Tone: Introducing Students to World War II

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

Interactive World History

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

The Progressive Era: A Group Effort

Provides a comprehensive list of websites and strategies to creatively [...] »

Challenging Gifted 10th Graders

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources [...] »