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Use this essay on Jewish immigration to flesh out a unit on the Civil War or [...] »
An interactive exploration of the decisions Abraham Lincoln had to make [...] »
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![The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847]](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/mexamwar_image.jpg?itok=jD-RNlDi "The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847] LC-DIG-pga-02604")
Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking.
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Explore the music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico [...] »
Teaching Guides
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.
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Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want [...] »
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To most students, "histories" are entirely separate—different civilizations [...] »