Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic November Newsletter
Posted by: Danna Bell
Jason Reynolds celebrates the leadership skills found in all children and looks forward to them creating a world of free leaders.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Archive: 2020 (106 Posts)
The Electoral College: What Are Its Origins and How Does it Work?
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore resources to help students learn more about the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Photography as a Window into Historic Protests
Posted by: Danna Bell
How do photographs help document protests? Explore the images taken by Theodor Horydczak of the Bonus Army protests.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Compare and Contrast Student School Experiences with Library of Congress Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Using photographs from the Library's collections, teachers can encourage students to recognize similarities and differences between their lived experiences and those of children in the past.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Young Learners
Voting by Mail: It’s Nothing New
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the history of absentee voting and voting by mail.
Posted in: Government and Law
Jason Reynolds October Grab the Mic Newsletter
Posted by: Danna Bell
Jason Reynolds makes suggestions on how students can survive distance learning.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Encouraging Student Exploration of Historic Newspapers with an Article Celebrating North Carolina’s Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the path the Constitution followed to ratification in North Carolina and Rhode Island with articles from the Gazette of the United States.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Exploring Identity with Citizen DJ, a New Project from LC Labs
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how a music teacher used the Citizen DJ project with her students.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts
Using a Watch Party to Spur Discussions on Race and Other Topics: Another Opportunity to Communicate with Students
Posted by: Danna Bell
Consider having a watch party with your students and share comments on videos from the Library of Congress and the National Book festival.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events, Poetry and Literature