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Students examine primary sources related to the life of an immigrant girl [...] »
Use the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to examine the benefits and costs of [...] »
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![The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847]](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/mexamwar_image.jpg?itok=jD-RNlDi "The storming of Chapu[ltepec] Sept. 13th [1847] LC-DIG-pga-02604")
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Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Teaching Guides
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »
Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history [...] »
Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo [...] »
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![Negative, [Woman wearing native american clothing. . . ], 1923, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/ResourcesonNative.jpg?itok=70Gy8yp0 "Glass negative, [Woman wearing native american clothing next to automobile], 1923, Library of Congress")
When the resources readily available to you are just not comprehensive [...] »