Primary Source Activities for the K-2 Classroom
Posted by: Anne Savage
Find learning activities that will help you incorporate Library of Congress primary sources in your K-2 classroom or library.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Young Learners
Category: Teaching Strategies
Walt Whitman’s War Work: Primary Sources in the English Classroom
Posted by: Danna Bell
One way for teachers to engage students with poetry is to connect poems and poets to historical events. Students gain a deeper appreciation of poets and their work when they can see snippets of the writer's life in the work.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
“What Do Scientists Do?” Seeking Answers in the Alexander Graham Bell Papers at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
What do scientists do? This simple prompt was central in one activity during the inaugural week-long Seminar for Science Educators held at the Library this summer.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Engaging Students with Primary Source Maps
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
One way to engage students with the wealth of maps available from the Library of Congress is to discuss their value as sources of information as well as means to find a location or plan a route.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Contemporary United States (1945-present), Geography and Maps, Teaching Strategies
Back to School with Primary Sources: A Primer from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Welcome (or welcome back!) to Teaching with the Library of Congress, where we hope you discover and discuss the most effective techniques for using Library of Congress primary sources in the classroom. We invite readers to engage with topics ranging from What Makes a Primary Source a Primary Source? to what's happening "next month in history?" Here are staff picks for places to start - or continue - teaching with primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Living the Dream: Reflections on a Year as Library of Congress Teacher in Residence
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In my first blog post as Teacher in Residence, I set a number of goals: to connect primary sources to literature, to create research questions to advance inquiry, and to foster library skills. I was able to meet these goals in a number of ways and to reach out to teachers and librarians with approaches to working with primary sources and teaching research skills.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Teaching Strategies
Five Questions with Educational Consultant Mary Johnson
Posted by: Danna Bell
Make primary sources a daily habit, both as learners and as teachers. Take that first step, and connect with others so you can learn together.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Teaching Strategies
Exploring Primary Sources by Creating Classroom Archives
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library of Congress has millions of primary sources that you can use with your students to engage them, encourage critical thinking and increase knowledge. But how many of your students know that they are creating primary sources every day?
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Our Favorite Posts: Using the Primary Source Analysis Tool
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about the flexibility and value of the primary source analysis tool, and review a series of posts suggesting ways to use the tool.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools