Close to Home: A Voyage of Discovery Using Primary Sources
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use the resources of the Library to learn more about the history of your home town.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas
Category: Lesson Ideas
December in History at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
December highlights include Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight (introductory; advanced) and the Battle of Nashville (introductory; advanced).
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See You at NCTE: Resources for English Teachers from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCTE conference: Story as the Landscape of Knowing will take place November 20-23 in our hometown, Washington, DC. You will find us at Booth numbers 236 and 238 in the exhibit hall Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Teachers Page from the Library of Congress offers ideas and resources for English educators. We have rounded up a few of our favorites.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools
November in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
November highlights include the exploring the origins of Veterans Day, the establishment of four Standard Time Zones for the continental U.S., and the opening of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Library of Congress Primary Source Sets for the K-2 Classroom
Posted by: Anne Savage
Did you know that the Library of Congress has three primary source sets that were designed with the early elementary grades in mind?
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools, Young Learners
October in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
October highlights include the celebration of Halloween and Christopher Columbus and crew spotting land that came to be known as the Americas.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Celebrate Hispanic American Culture with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Anne Savage
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with primary sources highlighting the rich traditions and culture of Hispanic Americans - and their ancestors from long ago.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Lesson Ideas
Share “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” Using Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Last year the Educational Outreach Team provided a collection of primary sources that documented what we did on our summer vacation. This was such a popular post that we decided to share how we spent our summer vacations using primary sources. Enjoy this year's adventures and hopefully get some ideas on how you might incorporate primary sources to help you learn more about your students and their interests.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Our Favorite Posts: Kate DiCamillo: Stories Connect Us
Posted by: Danna Bell
Kate DiCamillo, the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, chose the theme Stories Connect Us and it resonated with me. So did Rebecca Newland's post on using DiCamillo's stories and primary sources to help draw students deeper into the story.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Poetry and Literature