
Wishes for Holiday Joy
Posted by: Danna Bell
We leave you with this image from Puck magazine.
Posted in: Holidays
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Posted by: Danna Bell
We leave you with this image from Puck magazine.
Posted in: Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library of Congress site for teachers, loc.gov/teachers, provides many easy ways to find powerful primary sources for use in the classroom, including lesson plans, primary sources sets, a timely blog, and more. But what if you want to find even more Library of Congress primary sources? What search strategies does a power user need to know?
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Children and youth have often been active participants in protests and movements. During the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike, children were a critical component of the strikes which led to better working conditions in the textile mills.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Posted by: Danna Bell
We leave you with a lovely image from the November 19, 1913 edition of Puck magazine.
Posted in: Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
December highlights include Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight (introductory; advanced) and the Battle of Nashville (introductory; advanced).
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCTE conference: Story as the Landscape of Knowing will take place November 20-23 in our hometown, Washington, DC. You will find us at Booth numbers 236 and 238 in the exhibit hall Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Teachers Page from the Library of Congress offers ideas and resources for English educators. We have rounded up a few of our favorites.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCSS Conference will take place November 21-23 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. You will find us in booth number 821 on Friday, November 21st from 9am-5pm and Saturday, November 22nd from 8:30am to 5pm .
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the October 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the presidential election of 1864.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Constitution, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
November highlights include the exploring the origins of Veterans Day, the establishment of four Standard Time Zones for the continental U.S., and the opening of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas