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Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary classrooms, and help students tackle the chronology of history. [...] »
Explore this approach for teaching with historical footage in the elementary, middle, and high school classroom. [...] »
Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history detectives as they explore a historical question and formulate and test hypotheses. [...] »
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's successful service learning activity to guide you. [...] »
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of the past". [...] »
Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to incorporate maps into your classroom. [...] »
Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories of their own experiences with history. [...] »
Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt texts. [...] »
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A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching historical analysis. [...] »
Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo connection to historical places. [...] »
