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Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest Destiny" by exploring the history of the Comanche people using primary sources from the Library of Congress.

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

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In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all about conceptualization here!

Concept Formation

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Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are commemorated via informal and formal memorials.

9/11 and Commemoration: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

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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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The Progressive Era

Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »

Watergate and the Constitution

To indict or not to indict? Watergate raised complicated questions [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Bracero History Archive

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

Life, Liberty and Property: What’s the Big Idea?

Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

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

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

Teaching with Timelines

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

9/11 and Commemoration: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech

This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »

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

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

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Resources for Teaching Local History

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