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Posted by: Colleen Smith
Introducing students to different versions of the Declaration pf Independence may encourage deeper knowledge of its contents and encourage students to ask thoughtful questions about the time and place it was created.
Posted in: Constitution, Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Assign students a newspaper page from a random date to encourage questioning and research.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Many students will be familiar with memes on social media, but how often do they evaluate the purpose and meaning of a meme?
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Review the second in a series of posts highlighting the Elections presentation. This one focuses on campaigning for office.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Presidents, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Colleen Smith
The first in a series of posts on how to effectively use the updated Elections presentation.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Presidents, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Learn how to use Today in History as a part of your classroom activities.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
During the summer take a moment and look at these Library of Congress blog posts and suggested teaching idea.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Colleen Smith
See how technology played a role in the 1960 presidential election.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
How does medicine deal with new medical practices and what influence does media have in sharing these new practices?
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math