Primary sources

Free printable and digital primary source analysis worksheet! Use this worksheet to guide upper elementary and middle school students through the primary source analysis process. This freebie template can be used with US history and world history primary source lesson plans. You can use the printable PDF or assign the worksheet in your Google classroom. #forteachers #socialstudies #forkids

Today’s photo is of Paris, where I went to school, in celebration of the publication of my book French Women’s Confidence Secrets this week. French Women’s Confidence Secrets is a…

When I was young, I LIVED for DBQs! I guess I didn’t really think about it too much at the time, but I loved that there was an answer right there in front of me; I just needed to look closely at a picture. As a VERY visual learner, being able to see history through primary sources […]

This website talks about students having historical thinking skills and disciplinary literacy when learning social studies through using primary sources. It also does a great job covering some of the challenges you might face with this strategy in the classroom.

Teach students to analyze firsthand and secondhand accounts with this anchor chart, interactive notebook template, and task cards.

A Who's Who of '60s pop culture: Marilyn, Sinatra, Brando, the Beatles, Liz Taylor, Elvis, Brigitte Bardot, Natalie Wood and more.

This week, we learned … … there’s a lost continent in the Indian Ocean. How do you lose a continent? What’s a microcontinent? How’d scientists find the lost continent? … how Ikea names…

Teach the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation in a fun way! Students will investigate each station and fill in a different weakness for each. Stations include quotes, pictures, data, and other primary sources. Weaknesses listed include: Every state having equal representation, regardless of population size Congress' inability to handle disputes between states Nine out of thirteen states required to pass laws All thirteen states required to amend the Articles Lack of an executive…

Since February is about a week away, I thought I'd focus on the subject of firsthand and secondhand accounts. I find that it works perfectly to tie this concept in with Black History month. There are