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Even the recent past was very different from the present. Students analyze photos from the 1960s and 1970s to identify differences between then and now.

My Piece of History

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In this lesson, students will organize photographs both chronologically and conceptually in order to construct a narrative of the Holocaust.

Organizing History Through Images

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

In this Lesson Plan Review, students analyze primary and secondary sources describing an encounter between the Lewis and Clark expedition and a Native American tribe. The lesson overall is a great way to encourage students to work collaboratively to analyze this important historical interaction from multiple perspectives.

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Lesson Plan Reviews

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The Progressive Era

Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »

Divining America: Religion in American History

Use this essay on Jewish immigration to flesh out a unit on the Civil War or [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Uncovering Human Agency

Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »

Targeting Content and English Language Objectives

Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)

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

Well-behaved Women [and Men] Seldom Make History

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

What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"?

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

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 [...] »

Students Working in Local Historic Preservation

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »

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Deciphering Primary Source Documents

Create scaffolding and careful preparation of documents to promote student [...] »

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