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Posted by: Anne Savage
With winter arriving this month, my thoughts turned to a different kind of cleaning: snow removal. How were city streets cleared long ago, and what was life like before plows and snowblowers? I discovered some intriguing images that answer some of my questions and raise many new ones.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
Information literacy standards require students to think about the creator’s purpose and determine the meaning of symbols. The Thomas Jefferson Building: Secret Messages is an online activity that helps students do both.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Anne Savage
Helping students explore popular ideas about Thanksgiving is about as traditional as roast turkey and all the trimmings. Primary sources from the Library can help your students compare today’s images with those from the past.
Posted in: Holidays, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
Find unique primary sources for every day of the school year at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Anne Savage
Helping students get to know one another is important in the first few weeks of school. Did you know that using primary sources from the Library of Congress can help you accomplish this?
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
Teachers share ten easy ways to create an inquiry-based, interactive classroom environment that encourages effective use of primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
What’s a good way to get started with primary sources? Here’s a guide to blog posts about using the Library’s Primary Source Analysis Tool to begin investigating historical documents.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Anne Savage
What is Flag Day? It’s a great opportunity to help students discover the history and meaning of an important national symbol.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Anne Savage
If you’ve recently searched online for primary sources from the Library of Congress, you may have noticed some exciting changes.
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