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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help[...] »

Ask a Master Teacher
Photo, Ice 049, March 23, 2010, wcn247, Flickr

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources[...] »

History Content

Website Reviews

Discover the history of the University of California through primary sources[...] »

Website Reviews
Photo. Linotype on press car. 1910's. LOC

What American history items do Smithsonian curators like best?


Best Practices

Teaching in Action

Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to[...] »

Using Primary Sources
Photo, Thinking of You, 12 July 2008, Fabiana Zonca, Flickr

Improve your historical analysis skills by learning about different types of[...] »

History Quiz

Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution?

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Digital Classroom

Chronozoom is a dynamic timeline tool that presents large scale timelines in a creative way.

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Thinking Like Historians

Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. |[...] »
Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Secondary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. |[...] »
Civil War Interactive Poster
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Get students thinking like historians as they learn about the Civil War! |[...] »