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About this Blog: Teaching with the Library

Discover and discuss the most effective techniques for using Library of Congress primary sources in the classroom. Teaching strategies, outstanding primary sources, lesson plans, teacher resources, and current thinking on effective classroom practice are all open for discussion.

The Library of Congress has millions of primary sources available for free online. Teaching with primary sources is powerful way to help students engage with content, build their critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.

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One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page
Teachers explore Library of Congress primary sources. (Stephen Wesson/Library of Congress)