May in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
May highlights include Minnesota becoming the 32nd state in the Union (introductory; advanced) and the origins of the Montana Territory.
Posted in: Holidays, Lesson Ideas
Archive: 2014 (110 Posts)
Earth Day: Connect with Nature Today and Throughout the Year
Posted by: Anne Savage
Help your students connect with nature today and all year round, with the help of primary sources and environmental resources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
Celebrating Edweard Muybridge: Documenting Movement and Creating Art
Posted by: Danna Bell
It is hard to believe that until Edweard Muybridge began his study of animal locomotion with photography in the late 19th century, we were limited to only what the eye could see or what was in a single photograph. In celebration of Muybridge’s birthday, the Library of Congress has uploaded a number of Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion images from its collections into Flickr.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Three Cheers for Libraries: It’s National Library Week
Posted by: Danna Bell
Looking for ways to celebrate libraries and National Library Week using Library of Congress primary sources? Here are some suggestions.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights
Five Questions with Digital Reference Specialist Peter Armenti
Posted by: Danna Bell
In honor of National Poetry Month we decided to introduce you to Peter Armenti of the Digital Reference Team. You may have seen some of Peter's work in the Library of Congress Blog, "From the Catbird Seat" where he highlights poetry resources from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Poetry and Literature
Blog Round-Up: Primary Sources and Poetry
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
There's at least one thing about April that they might all appreciate, though: It's National Poetry Month, an opportunity for teachers, librarians, and readers everywhere to celebrate poetry and its vital role in U.S. culture.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Engage Book Club Readers with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
One way to engage students with what they're reading, without turning an extra-curricular club into a class, is to introduce Library of Congress primary and secondary sources related to a particular book, a particular author, or to reading in general.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Don’t Be Fooled by Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
April 1 is an appropriate day for remembering that, even though primary sources are a powerful teaching tool, they can also fool you.
Posted in: Holidays, Primary Source Highlights
Bringing History and Dance Together: The World of Katherine Dunham
Posted by: Danna Bell
Most people don’t think of dance as a way to bring history to life. Looking at dancers in photographs, films and other images and reading about dancing and its role in celebrations, commemorations and other events can help students learn about what issues and events were considered important in a community, how people celebrated, what mores and values were important and how people dressed when going to certain events.
Posted in: African American History, Fine and Performing Arts