Primary Sources by State: Making Local Connections
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Hook your students with historic sights and sounds that are close to home: Primary Sources by State.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Category: Lesson Ideas
Science in Popular Culture: Let’s Do the Radium Dance
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Can science teachers use primary sources? They certainly can. One approach is to use primary sources to examine how scientific discoveries were treated in popular culture.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
Lincoln’s Assassination from a Friend’s Diary: A Primary Source Starter
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
"O, fatal day. O, noble victim. Treason has done its worst. The President has been assassinated." This hand-written diary entry, dated half past 10 o'clock PM, April 14, 1865, concludes simply, "I have just come from near the scene, it is too True."
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Lesson Ideas, Presidents
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
Historic Newspapers: Paper, Paper….Get Your Paper Here!
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Want to incorporate newspapers into your classroom activities? Look no further than Chronicling America.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Activating Prior Knowledge: Combating Crickets
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Planning to use the Primary Source Analysis Tool? Find and share strategies for activating students' prior knowledge.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies
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)