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Posted by: Danna Bell
On January 18, 2017, Anne Savage of the Library of Congress Educational Outreach team packed up her rolling bag and headed out into the wonderful world of retirement.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
As we consider adjusting our site to better support the Library's K-12 educator audience, we'd like to ask for your help.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
From July 31-August 4, the Library of Congress will host a special 5-day WWI-themed Summer Teacher Institute. The session is open to any K-12 educator interested in teaching with primary sources.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
You and your students may know the names of Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, or Clare Boothe Luce. Fewer, however, will know the names of the photographers Helen Johns Kirtland or Toni Frissell, who documented wars, often from the front lines.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Veterans and Military History, Women's History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
As part of our commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Library has launched a new World War I topic page bringing together the richest resources in our collections, along with information about special events and upcoming programs.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Realizing that Valentine's Day is steeped in tradition may surprise and intrigue young learners.
Posted in: Holidays, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
A prolific inventor, Edison acquired more than a thousand patents for his inventions, which include the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. Derivatives of many of these inventions remain embedded in our lives today, though we don't always make the connection to Edison.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Anne Savage
What better way for young students to learn about three early presidents than to explore documents from the time period - including letters, school work, diagrams and drawings created by the men themselves?
Posted in: Government and Law, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
When school is closed on a snowy day, let the learning and fun continue at home using Library of Congress primary sources.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies, Young Learners