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Students learn about John F. Kennedy and his ideas about service as a prompt [...] »
Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze [...] »
English Language Learners
From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to frame ELL [...] »
Students shy or hesitant to speak up? Check out these tips to get students [...] »
Teaching Guides
A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
Thesis statements form the backbone of history essays and DBQs.
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Students get more out of historical photographs when they take the time to [...] »