Quicklinks for Elementary School Teachers
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Teaching with Textbooks
Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »
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
Jennifer Orr on Integrating History into 1st-grade Instruction[画像:Photography, Old Televisions, Curtis Gregory Perry, 24 March 2011, Flickr CC]
U.S. history doesn't usually have its own place in 1st-grade curriculum. How[...] »
Teaching Tools
Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth[画像:Holiday postcard, "4th of July," New York Public Library Digital Gallery]
How has the meaning of Independence Day changed over time?
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3-5 Resources
Pre-1865
John Smith MapWatch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of[...] »
Post-1865
Child Labor in America, 1908-1912: Photographs of Lewis W. Hine[画像:Photograph, Rob Kidd, one of the young.... Alexandria, Va, 1908-12, Lewis Hine.]
Sixty-four photographs taken by Lewis W. Hine between 1908 and 1912 document[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read[...] »
Using Technology
Recording Experiences with First GradersKeep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!
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