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What pushes and pulls people into new ways of life? In this lesson, students [...] »

Students learn more about the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt [...] »
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English Language Learners often have difficulty contributing to class [...] »

Primary sources in both English and Spanish on the Spanish American War, [...] »
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Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history [...] »

Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies [...] »

Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »

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

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
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Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore [...] »