Teaching Resources K–12

Books


Society of American Archivists
Teaching With Primary Sources
Edited by Christopher J. Prom & Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe; featuring modules by Tamar Chute, Doris Malkmus, Sammie Morris, Ellen D Swain , and Elizabeth Yakel
Published by Society of American Archivists (2016)
6×10 | 216pp | soft cover
Product Code: BOOKSAA-0621
ISBN: 1-931666-92-X

Online

Gilder Lehrman
Educational Resources

Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, with Teaching Resources

The Constitution Teacher’s Guide
The U.S. Constitution: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States

First Drafts of History: Presidential Papers at the Library of Congress
Papers of U.S. Presidents Online at the Library of Congress

George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen 

Teachers (Home) – LOC
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library’s vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.

Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.

Massachusetts Historical Society
The Case for Ending Slavery
The Center for the Teaching of History
The Center for the Teaching of History seeks to promote history and civics education and be among the nation’s premier resource providers for educators. It will support innovative and best practices in teaching history through programs, web-based resources, fellowships, and its support of National History Day.

National Archives
Educator Resources
Document Analysis
Docs Teach
the online tool for teaching with documents, from the National Archives

National History Day

New-York Historical Society Education Division
Education programs for teachers

Stanford History Education Group – Digital Inquiry Group – COR
Projects and links

Reading Like a Historian, History Lessons
List of Reading Like a Historian Lessons
Reading Like a Historian – YouTube videos
Beyond the Bubble, History Assessments of Thinking
Civic Online Reasoning
Recasting the Textbook

TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Teacher resources
50 core documentsNew York State Archives
Teaching With Historical Records – Consider the Source New York

University of Cambridge
Darwin Correspondence Project
Letters Timeline
Learning, ages 11-14
Read and search the full texts of more than 9,000 of Charles Darwin’s letters, and find information on 6,000 more. Discover complete transcripts of all known letters Darwin wrote and received up to the year 1873.

University of Delaware – Canton Trade
Teaching Paleography and the Canton Trade System, by Nicole Belolan

University of Michigan – Teaching Resources for Manuscripts (Ancient)
Papyrology: K-12 and General Resources
What is Papyrology?
Ancient Writing Materials

Glossary of Papyrological Terms
Greek Numbers, Dates, and Currency
How Papyrus Was Made
Educational Links
Ancient Book Forms: the Codex and the Roll
Where Do The Papyri Come From?
Online exhibit

Wellesley College and Brandeis University
Civil War Letters
Lesson Plan
Online academic resource to reach students, scholars, and researchers interested in exploring the voices of those who were deeply involved in the Civil War. This website presents several paths to that exploration, from lesson plans and timelines to maps and voice recordings. (Grades 6, 10, undergraduate).

Professional Organizations

The Association for Documentary Editing

Society of American Archivists