Quicklinks for Elementary School Teachers
Teacher's Pick
Teaching with Textbooks
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
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K-2 Resources
Content
Picturing the American Revolution
Looking for a creative way to teach the American Revolution to struggling[...] »
Teaching Tools
Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth
How has the meaning of Independence Day changed over time?
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3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
American Presidents
Analyze letters written by America's presidents to learn more about these[...] »
Post-1865
Massive Resistance through Political Cartoons
Watch 4th-graders analyze cartoons about Virginia and Brown v. Board of[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Applying KWL Guides to Sources with Elementary Students
To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want[...] »
Using Technology
Mark Smith on Using Constructivist Video Production
Do you use video creation as a culminating activity? Teacher Mark Smith[...] »