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English Language Learners often have difficulty contributing to class discussions. Discover ways to help.

Increasing Participation in Whole-Class Discussions
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Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how this impacted their opinion of the US.

Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems
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How can we help our 5th-grade ELL students build background and make connections with our social studies curriculum?

Building Background Knowledge for English Language Learners
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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

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Locate Yourself on a Map of the Americas

Young students locate themselves on a map and explore spatial relationships [...] »

What Do You Mean?: How Language Changes Over Time

This creative lesson transforms language into a historic artifact and [...] »

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English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Uncovering Human Agency
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Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »

Electronic Schoolhouse / La Escuela Electronica

Explore materials on the Latino experience in New York from 1861 to the [...] »

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Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips

Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 3: The Problem of National Security Secrets

This guide explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment [...] »

Comanche Nation and "Manifest Destiny": A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest [...] »

Religion and the Civil War: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students understand the how religious beliefs shaped Americans' [...] »

Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes

A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »

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Online U.S. History Textbooks

Where to begin your search to find reliable online history textbooks.


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