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Young students locate themselves on a map and explore spatial relationships among geographic features.

Locate Yourself on a Map of the Americas

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The Prayer at Valley Forge by Arnold Friberg

Find lessons about American heritage and the responsibilities of American citizenship with resources in Spanish and English.

America's Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty

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In this lesson, students will organize photographs both chronologically and conceptually in order to construct a narrative of the Holocaust.

Organizing History Through Images

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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 »

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Building the Erie Canal

Cutting through New York from the ocean to the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal [...] »

A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides

How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »

America's Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty

Find lessons about American heritage and the responsibilities of American [...] »

Teaching Guides

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Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips

Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »

Students Working in Local Historic Preservation

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »

1916 Children's Code of Morality: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Primary sources from the Library of Congress help students explore a [...] »

Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »

Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers

Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from [...] »

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Resources for Units on Early American Government

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