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Race, ethics, stereotyping—all are thorny issues integral to our history. How can you encourage empathy?

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Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable insights into history.

Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom

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This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help students connect environmental history to broader themes in twentieth century US history.

Incorporating 20th Century US Environmental History in the K-5 Classroom

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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

Locate Yourself on a Map of the Americas

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

American Presidents

Analyze letters written by America's presidents to learn more about these [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Google Translate

Looking to translate documents or text? Google Translate can help.

Using Visuals to Build Interest and Understanding

Using primary source images to help English Language Learners build [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom

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

Students Working in Local Historic Preservation

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »

Internationalizing History

Discover the resources you need to "globalize" your U.S. history lesson [...] »

Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents

Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »

Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom

Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »

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Using Visual Fine Arts to Enrich Understanding

The socio-cultural impact of historic events or time periods and the [...] »

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