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Posted by: Danna Bell
Most students think of maps as wayfinders, resources to help find their way from point "A" to point "B." However, maps have been created for a variety of different reasons, and studying maps from the Library of Congress can show students how maps can do more than provide directions.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Anne Savage
Use maps to develop fun, yet meaningful, activities across disciplines for students at any level.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Geography and Maps, Teaching Strategies, Young Learners
Posted by: Anne Savage
If you were to ask your students, “What is a map?” what do you think they would say?
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
So, where exactly do primary sources fit into the CCSS? We would like to highlight three ways .
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
I talked the two sixth grade social studies teachers into letting me present the Waldseemüller Map: World 1507 and the Primary Source Analysis tool as part of their beginning of the year mapping unit.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
As part of the continuing commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the Library of Congress just opened an exhibition The Civil War in America, displaying more than 200 items from the Library’s unmatched collections. Students may look at maps, letters, diaries, or photographs to learn about the experiences of those who fought in the war and those who were left behind to tend the homestead. While these sources are excellent, make sure to include music as a way to help students learn about life during the Civil War.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Fine and Performing Arts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The original Constitution of the United States was nearly mute on voting rights, ceding them to the states to determine. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution confers voting rights on African Americans, declaring that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
Posted in: African American History, Constitution, Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Along the San Antonio River, you can find these gothic and Romanesque style buildings which house a rich history for Hispanic Americans all over the world. Studying these missions using primary sources from the Library of Congress is one way to help students learn about some of the contributions of Hispanics in America.
Posted in: Hispanic American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Creatively sharpen your students thinking skills with headlines. Encourage direct student involvement in a analyzing headlines through maps.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies