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The Short-Handled Hoe
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Establishing Connections: Teaching the Progressive Era
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The Multiple Dilemmas of Abraham Lincoln
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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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Watergate and the Constitution 
To indict or not to indict? Watergate raised complicated questions [...] »
Civilian Conservation Corps 
Examine the role of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Summarizing and Paraphrasing 
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Using Primary Sources with English Language Learners 
Primary source analysis activities can help include English Language [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips 
Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »
Stating Your Case: Writing Thesis Statements Effectively 
Thesis statements form the backbone of history essays and DBQs.
[...] »Internationalizing History 
Discover the resources you need to "globalize" your U.S. history lesson [...] »
Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom 
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
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Brain-based Research 
What's in a brain? Quite a lot actually! Discover how brain research relates [...] »