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Posted by: Danna Bell
Need a reminder that spring is not far away? Start planning your school garden. Learn about this history of school gardens in this post.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Do you have students who love winter sports? The upcoming winter Olympics will provide lots of opportunities to watch intense competition and celebrate the glorious triumphs of the athletes. Why not engage students’ energy and interest with Library of Congress primary source items related to both historical winter Olympic teams and winter sports?
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources can help students explore just how controversial voting rights were in the century preceding the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Despite the controversies, Huckleberry Finn has remained a staple in high school literature study because teachers seek to engage students with texts that provoke discussion and questions. Primary sources from the Library of Congress can help deepen students' thinking around the issues central to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and other literary works.
Posted in: African American History, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On November 19, 1863, renowned orator Edward Everett spoke at the dedication of a memorial cemetery. The world has little noted nor long remembered what he said in those two hours. Everett’s oration was upstaged by the next speaker’s concise 272 words, now familiar as Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The following day, Everett himself sent Lincoln a note, complimenting him, “I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes.”
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Are you looking for ways to use primary sources in lessons about Thanksgiving? The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources blog has some entries that can help:
Posted in: Holidays
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
“What I did on my summer vacation” has been a favorite theme of back-to-school essays and posters for generations! This fall, the education team at the Library of Congress approached this staple assignment with a bit of a twist.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
National Deaf History Month, March 13 to April 15, celebrates deaf history and promotes awareness of American deaf culture. Library of Congress primary sources provide interesting glimpses into this rich cultural heritage for your students to explore.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
As my colleagues know one of my favorite things is to show how primary sources can be used to help teach science or math.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math