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Posted by: Danna Bell
For many of us Thanksgiving Day is an opportunity to share a wonderful meal with family and friends, to give thanks for all of the good things that have taken place and to watch or play football.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
In addition to the materials found on the Teachers Page, there are many other resources on the Library of Congress website that teachers can use to find primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
When teachers encourage students to learn about where they live and perhaps link their community to a larger event, they can see they are part of a larger story. Students can understand that they are a part of history and that they make history every day.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
As reference librarian Kristi Finefield notes, the title provided for a photograph does not always match the content of the photograph.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
We were thrilled to see the wonderful responses from the blog post on teaching difficult subjects. A huge thank you to all of those who commented, made teaching suggestions and linked to this post.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies