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Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze flights of artistic fancy.

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License

In Lesson Plan Reviews

Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies.

Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History

In Teaching Guides

From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to frame ELL instruction.

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

In English Language Learners

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

Evaluate key elements of effective teaching Watch the INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

The Cost of Industrialization

Use the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to examine the benefits and costs of [...] »

A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides

How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »

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

What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?

Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »

Adapting Documents for the Classroom: Equity and Access

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt [...] »

Housing and Houselessness: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students understand the how policy and structural forces have shaped [...] »

Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)

Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »

Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom

Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »

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Bridging the Gap Between Ancient and Modern Democracies

To most students, "histories" are entirely separate—different civilizations [...] »

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