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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

This guide explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment [...] »

Ask a Master Teacher
Photo, Ice 049, March 23, 2010, wcn247, Flickr

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources [...] »

History Content

Website Reviews
Multimedia, AIDS in NYC, June 3, 2001, The New York Times et al.

New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of [...] »

National Resources

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Best Practices

Using Primary Sources
Photo, Dwellers in Circleville's Hooverville, 1938, Ben Shahn, LoC

These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary [...] »

Examples of Historical Thinking

How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »

History Quiz

How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?

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Thinking Like Historians

Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Secondary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Civil War Interactive Poster
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Get students thinking like historians as they learn about the Civil War! | [...] »