Teaching Materials | TeachingHistory.org

Welcome to Teaching Materials

A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching historical analysis.

Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes

In Teaching Guides

Photo, "Montessori en famille, vie sensorielle," 2007, valilouve, Flickr, cc

In the Montessori philosophy, which prioritizes creativity, how can you best present history?

Meshing History and Montessori Method

In Ask a Master Teacher

Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider the standard narrative around women's suffrage by exploring the history of Native, Black, Latin American and Asian women who kept advocating for expanding suffrage after 1920.

Native Women and Suffrage - Beyond the 19th Amendment: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

In Teaching Guides

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

The Boston Massacre: Fact, Fiction, or Bad Memory

Help students think about where evidence for history comes from.

New Jersey's Quakers and the American Revolution

Did you know the Quakers were pre-Revolution abolitionists?...

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Targeting Content and English Language Objectives

Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using [...] »

Using Non-Linguistic Representations to Strengthen Historical Thinking

Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?

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

Free Speech Teaching Guide 4: Mandel v. Kleindienst (1972): Censorship via Visa

This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore [...] »

Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom

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

Teaching with Timelines

Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »

Mormons and Westward Expansion: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »

Ask a Master Teacher

Tackling Tough Topics

Race, ethics, stereotyping—all are thorny issues integral to our history. [...] »

Browse Questions »