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Posted by: Danna Bell
Are you looking for ways to use primary sources in lessons about Thanksgiving? The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources blog has some entries that can help:
Posted in: Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
November highlights include Abraham Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address and the opening of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
October highlights include the birth of the nineteenth U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and the swearing in of the first African American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
Using primary sources is an excellent way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. Here are some resources from the Library of Congress that will help you and your students celebrate the achievements of the Hispanic Community.
Posted in: Hispanic American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
September highlights include the first celebrated Labor Day and the publication of the nation’s first daily newspaper.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
Would your students be willing to march for something they believed in? On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people came to the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Danna Bell
I hope that this blog post prompted readers to consider how recently-created primary sources reflect our current biases and prejudices.
Posted in: Holidays, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
Many teachers who read the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog can probably tell a story of finding the perfect primary source at just the right time to ensure a brilliant teaching moment. Unfortunately, teachers more often spend hours painstakingly searching for promising primary sources to fit the curriculum and engage students. Hours, that is, until a Teachers Page Primary Source Set comes to their rescue!
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
August highlights include the 30th U.S. President, Calvin Coolidge, taking the oath of office and the origins of the Oregon Territory.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas