Top of page

Category: Lesson Ideas

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Starting Conversations with Students about Personal Spending, Investing, and Stewardship with Historical Receipts

Posted by: Danna Bell

In the Sources and Strategies article, we explained that receipts for personal expenses such as these - for initiation fees, annual and lifetime membership dues, taxes, and donations - can provide starting points for conversations with students about a wide variety of economic topics from personal spending to investing to stewardship, and more.

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

A Recipe for Project-Based Learning

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Recipes, like music scores, are especially interesting to me because they can still be used in the way the author originally intended. Though one cannot read historic newspapers to stay apprised of current events, or read historic letters to stay in touch with friends, "American orphan"; Amelia Simmons can speak through the centuries to help the reader get dinner to the table.