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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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What Really Happened? Comparing Stories of the First Thanksgiving
Take a variety of perspectives into account before moving past the first [...] »
My Piece of History
Even the recent past was very different from the present. Students analyze [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Supporting Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Development Using WordSift
Help English learners understand basic concepts with this interactive tool [...] »
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Stating Your Case: Writing Thesis Statements Effectively
Thesis statements form the backbone of history essays and DBQs.
[...] »Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips
Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »
Document-Based Whole-Class Discussion
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History
Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies [...] »
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Locating Resources on Teachinghistory.org
Have a specific topic you desperately need to locate primary sources for? We [...] »