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Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories of their own experiences with history.

Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips

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Use the three P’s (Preparation, Purpose, and Proficiency) to provide feedback on ELL student writing.

Responding to English Learners’ Writing with the 3 P’s

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Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how this impacted their opinion of the US.

Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

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 »

Lesson Plan Reviews

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Locate Yourself on a Map of the Americas

Young students locate themselves on a map and explore spatial relationships [...] »

The Multiple Dilemmas of Abraham Lincoln

An interactive exploration of the decisions Abraham Lincoln had to make [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

The Struggle for Time: Using Persuasive Essays to Teach Elementary History

From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to frame ELL [...] »

Using Visuals to Build Interest and Understanding

Using primary source images to help English Language Learners build [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Mormons and Westward Expansion: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »

Using Blogs in a History Classroom

Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »

Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents

Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »

Using Old Maps as Tools to Explore Our World

Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »

Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes

A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »

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Teaching with Lectures and Documents

Using a variety of instructional strategies in your classroom makes good [...] »

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