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Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze flights of artistic fancy.

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License

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

Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History

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Bracero History Archive

Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th century.

Bracero History Archive

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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

Evaluate key elements of effective teaching Watch the INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

Students examine primary sources related to the life of an immigrant girl [...] »

Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 Election

Students learn more about the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Bracero History Archive

Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »

Reframing English Language Development

Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking.

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?

Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »

Stop Action and Assess Alternatives

Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.

Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers

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

Incorporating 20th Century US Environmental History in the 6-12 Classroom

This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help [...] »

Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom

Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »

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