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Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary classrooms, and help students tackle the chronology of history.

Teaching with Timelines

In Teaching Guides

Explore the rise of animosity between the U.S. and Japan through primary source documents and related classroom activities.

The Road to Pearl Harbor

In Lesson Plan Reviews

So you know you love teaching history, but do you know the history behind teaching history?

Teaching the History of Teaching History

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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

Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 Election

Students learn more about the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt [...] »

Causation: The War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner

A great way for students to learn more about the War of 1812 and our nation' [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History

Explore mysteries in Canadian history in both French and English.

Talking History

Students shy or hesitant to speak up? Check out these tips to get students [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Religion and the Labor Movement: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Engaging Library of Congress primary sources that connect religion and [...] »

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

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

Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)

Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »

Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom

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

Stop Action and Assess Alternatives

Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.

Ask a Master Teacher

Teaching the Homebound or Hospitalized

Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore [...] »

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