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Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo connection to historical places.

Tramping Through History: Crafting Individual Field Trips

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Watercolor, Otto Dix, 1924, Assault under Gas, Deutsches Historisches Museum

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

Forming Lesson Plans Around State Mandates

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Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history detectives as they explore a historical question and formulate and test hypotheses.

Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »

Lesson Plan Reviews

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Civil War Photos: What Do You See?

Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »

Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems

Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Increasing Participation in Whole-Class Discussions

English Language Learners often have difficulty contributing to class [...] »

Reframing English Language Development

Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking.

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?

Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 1: The Birth of the Modern First Amendment and How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind

This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech

This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »

Comanche Nation and "Manifest Destiny": A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest [...] »

Webquest, Inquiry, and Lincoln’s Views on Technology

Searching for new, exciting ways to engage your students in the classroom? [...] »

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Integrating Technology into the Classroom

Upgrade to "school 2.0" through making the most of technological resources [...] »

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