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Help students understand wartime propaganda with this excellent lesson plan [...] »
Students learn about John F. Kennedy and his ideas about service as a prompt [...] »
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A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »
Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »
To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want [...] »
Engaging Library of Congress primary sources that connect religion and [...] »
Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »
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