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Through the lens of documents concerning the Iran-Contra Affair, this lesson [...] »
Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze [...] »
English Language Learners
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Teaching Guides
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from [...] »
Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »
Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
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Make the Lewis and Clark expedition and life on the Oregon Trail come alive [...] »