Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

Whiteboard Example Student Example Idea #2: Make Primary Source Connections! After using a primary source text or image with your students, ask them to make a couple of connections. Allow students to pair up and discuss the primary source used in class.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Classroom Management Government 130

World History Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. There is a dizzying number of websites out there that promote the use of primary sources.

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Library Primary Sources American History History 105

World History Teachers Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The story maps are engaging and include images, maps, graphs, and primary sources presented in an engaging manner like the excerpt below from the First Crusade story map.

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Primary Sources Geography World History History 130

NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Funded by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant, our 3-day long programming has guided hundreds of teachers in exploring how technology has shaped history while simultaneously developing teachers’ ability to design, implement, evaluate, and share primary source based historical inquiry.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library Museum 100

Moler's Musing

APRIL 13, 2024

.” I then adapted a lesson from a textbook that my co-author, Dr. Scott Petri, contributed to – a resource written for schools in Texas that incorporates background information and primary sources to help students learn history.

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Primary Sources Local History History Cultures 108

Education Week - Social Studies

APRIL 30, 2024

Through the use of primary sources, and students' own critical thinking skills, this Texas teacher navigates the current political climate.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Critical Thinking 57

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. Suppose you want to develop a literacy lesson for your learners. ThingLink could be used to curate content (text, video, images). After kids review the content, Google Forms could be used for them to answer higher-order questions.

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Primary Sources Artifacts Pedagogy Leadership 425

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress.

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. I love using primary sources and personal narratives to make history more relevant for my students, but that takes second place to tangible pieces of history like my family artifacts, such as my great-grandfather's World War I uniform.

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 114

World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Examining primary sources about the looting, Thompson notes that one soldier wrote his mother that in one monastery " I got rather a nice gong which no doubt you will find useful when I am able to get it home." Thompson notes that in 1903 the British led a force into Tibet and killed over 600 Tibetian soldiers with Maxim machine guns.

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Primary Sources History Teaching 130

US Government Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

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Primary Sources 52

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. Explore our free lessons, primary source activities, and biographies of empowering women from around the world. Explore our collection of primary-source poems and activities.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12 52

Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, students can race to complete primary source analysis, vocabulary matching, map activities, and more. Put students into small groups and ask them to complete a task in a designated amount of time or to be the quickest (while also being correct).

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Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

Anthroholic

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Secondary sources refer to materials that interpret, evaluate, or analyze data or information from primary sources. They offer a second-hand perspective on a subject or event and are often derived from primary source data.

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Primary Sources Anthropology Research 52

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. Question Two) — is most appropriately addressed by interpreting primary sources. Reading primary sources sounds like the authentic activity of professional historians. I noticed something strange, however.

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Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 40

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources. CitationTip: at the bottom of each Pdf document is the necessary citation for the source.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. Honestly, my students LOVE it when I break out with the baggies. They know we are about to do something hands-on. They are discussing, reviewing and are engaged in the content.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

Civics for All of US

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

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Primary Sources Museum Library Lesson Plan 52

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

While they're sometimes belittled, worksheets are an excellent tool for helping students analyze primary sources or better understand a historical event through a secondary source. They also all assess studies skills like cause-and-effect, interpreting sources, understanding timelines, and working on map skills.

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History Primary Sources American History Lesson Plan 52

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

TJ Warsnak and Derek Schutte Exploring Strategies for Analyzing Primary Sources Erika Lowery Don’t forget to register! Using Online Geo Tools to Enhance Your Instruction and Make Your Kids Smarter Glenn Wiebe 3 Guys and a Textbook: A Lighthearted Look At Increasing Engagement (for mature audiences only!) Hope to see you there!

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

ASHP CML

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Their discussion highlights visual images, primary source documents, and historical topics that have been useful in their classrooms. A high school history teacher describes how an understanding of history can add important context for understanding the rise of conservative resistance to inclusive education.

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Primary Sources K-12 History Professional Development 52

Civics for All of US

MAY 4, 2023

Kennedy, most Presidents have had an official photographer, resulting in a wealth of primary source material. Interrogating Presidential Photos Katie Munn Thu, 05/04/2023 - 13:32 Body Since John F.

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Primary Sources Museum Library Cultures 52

Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

This online workshop will explore how to engage young learners in the active exploration of primary sources that teach about the rights embodied in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights Workshop for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 08:19 Body Kids have rights!

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Primary Sources Civics Education Elementary School 52

Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 4, 2024

There is a broad representation of languages in the collection, with a rich assortment of primary source materials. With its focus on the Hellenic world, the collection contains materials from antiquity to the present across the social sciences and humanities relating to Greece, its neighboring countries, and the surrounding region.

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Archiving Research Primary Sources Artifacts 40

Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

We the People: Teaching the Constitution Workshop for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 07:46 Body Looking closely at the Preamble of the Constitution, teachers will work with primary sources from the National Archives and consider how the interpretation of “We the People” has changed over time.

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Archiving Primary Sources Teaching K-12 52

Civics for All of US

JANUARY 11, 2023

Executive Orders and Civil Rights Katie Munn Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:47 Body During this online workshop with the Truman Presidential Library and Eisenhower Presidential Library, teachers will examine primary sources to discover how and why presidents have issued executive orders to advance civil rights.

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Primary Sources Library Education 52

Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

The Bill of Rights Workshop for Secondary Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 08:50 Body Participants in this online workshop will study the history of the Bill of Rights by analyzing primary sources.

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Primary Sources Archiving Civics Education 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 2, 2024

” I then went through the artifacts with the students and they had to determine which was a reliable source, which was useful, and which was not. This was a great lesson to work on analyzing primary sources, secondary sources, and thinking about what was decent evidence versus not.

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Artifacts Primary Sources Government High School 103

Civics for All of US

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Bill of Rights for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Wed, 01/25/2023 - 13:32 Body Explore how to engage elementary students with primary sources from the holdings of the National Archives that demonstrate the power of student voices. The First Amendment and You!

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Primary Sources Archiving Education Elementary School 52

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

We can spend all day telling students how to do something, like write a thesis statement, solve a type of problem, or analyze a primary source. In the same way, teachers should dedicate the same time and attention to feedback as they do to instruction.

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Primary Sources Research Education 192

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Historical Events: When studying historical events, people, or places encourage students to analyze primary sources. They can describe what they see in the artwork, interpret its meaning or message, and share questions they have about the artist’s choices.

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Primary Sources Critical Thinking Education 123

TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

From well-structured informational text to primary source passages, there are many opportunities to build reading skills. Each program provides many opportunities for students to develop a strong command of English and build reading and writing skills through social studies. Reading Reading is an integral part of each program.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Middle School History 52

Smithsonian's History Explorer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Visibility: shown Related Resources: Becoming US Join the Student Sit-Ins Classroom Videos Join the Student Sit-Ins Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos National Youth Summit - Woman Suffrage: The Ballot and Beyond National Youth Summit: Abolition National Youth Summit: Dust Bowl National Youth Summit: Freedom Rides National Youth Summit: Freedom (..)

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Primary Sources Civic Engagement Civics History 52

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED is committed to helping students “learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources” and supporting teachers in putting “current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.”

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Primary Sources Civics Lesson Plan Teaching 121

TCI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The slideshows deliver instructions, rich primary sources, interactions, and questions. Guide the Class with Ready-to-Teach Slideshows Ready-to-teach slideshows are included with every TCI lesson so you can guide students through classroom and video activities. Review these slideshows as you plan a lesson.

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Lesson Plan Primary Sources Social Studies Professional Development 52

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Especially in a social studies classroom where I’m working with a lot of primary sources, sometimes it's hard to figure out how to break down that language so that English learners are still accessing the same content but not losing the academic vocabulary.

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 125