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Students learn about John F. Kennedy and his ideas about service as a prompt [...] »
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Young students locate themselves on a map and explore spatial relationships [...] »
English Language Learners
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Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage [...] »
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Learn about SQ3R, a note-taking system for English Language Learners to help [...] »
Teaching Guides
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Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
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Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
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Thesis statements form the backbone of history essays and DBQs.
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Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
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Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider [...] »
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Looking for a way to spice up your lesson plans? Try incorporating folk [...] »