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Did the Chinese discover America before Columbus? How would or does this [...] »
Very few of us have ancestors who were not immigrants. Bring the topic of [...] »
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Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Explore the music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico [...] »
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Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies [...] »
In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
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Engrain the APPARTS strategy into young students, and they'll be well on [...] »