The Question Game: Creating Questions about Primary Sources
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use images from the Free to Use and Reuse sets to help engage students with primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Young Learners
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Our Favorite Posts: 10 Ways to Enrich Your Classroom with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
When I talk to teachers, it's clear that one thing has not changed since I left the classroom: teachers are always looking for ideas to increase learning opportunities. Even better if those ideas are quick and easy to implement!
Posted in: Teaching Tools
10 Ways to Enrich Your Classroom with Primary Sources – Part 1
Posted by: Danna Bell
As your students look around their classroom environment, does a visually stimulating array of primary sources surround them? As a teacher, you can saturate your classroom with primary sources to promote critical thinking and inquiry.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Primary Source Analysis Tool: Forming Meaningful Questions
Posted by: Anne Savage
Do your students love to ask questions? Or would they rather just have the answers? The Primary Source Analysis Tool can help you guide them, either way.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Primary Source Starter
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn more about the "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Fine and Performing Arts, Lesson Ideas
Jefferson’s Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence: A Primary Source Starter
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Students can explore Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to think about the story behind the edits.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)