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Elementary students investigate the first presidential assassination and [...] »
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Help students think about where evidence for history comes from.
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Use the three P’s (Preparation, Purpose, and Proficiency) to provide [...] »
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Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
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Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
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Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest [...] »
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Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
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A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »
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Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
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