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John F. Kennedy and Service
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History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »
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John F. Kennedy and Service 
Students learn about John F. Kennedy and his ideas about service as a prompt [...] »
Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment 
Relive the dream of the women's vote through roleplay or interfacing with [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Using Non-Linguistic Representations to Strengthen Historical Thinking 
Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage [...] »
Life, Liberty and Property: What’s the Big Idea? 
Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
History of Education and Indigenous Americans: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech 
This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »
Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom 
Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
Students Working in Local Historic Preservation 
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
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Using Visual Fine Arts to Enrich Understanding 
The socio-cultural impact of historic events or time periods and the [...] »