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Lesson Plan Reviews
Students learn more about the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt [...] »
Use this essay on Jewish immigration to flesh out a unit on the Civil War or [...] »
English Language Learners
Explore the music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico [...] »
Primary sources in both English and Spanish on the Spanish American War, [...] »
Teaching Guides
Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider [...] »
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »
In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all [...] »
This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
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Develop an engaging unit on American Imperialism that streamlines State [...] »