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Young students locate themselves on a map and explore spatial relationships [...] »
You're a Union general on the eve of Antietam. You know Lee's plans. What [...] »
English Language Learners
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Teaching Guides
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »
Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo [...] »
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
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In the last 10 years, some major changes in history teaching have taken [...] »