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US History Projects

Passion for Social Studies

They can investigate primary sources, create timelines, produce presentations, or even re-enact historical events. In this project, students will create a magazine cover or documentary project that illustrates the culture, politics, art, music, and lifestyle of the 1920s. They also promote activity learning.

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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

Primary Source Integration: Many programs emphasize the use of primary sources in instruction. Engaging with diverse sources helps students broaden their understanding and prepare to thrive in an interconnected world. Assessment Tools: Many curricula include formative and summative assessment options.

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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

Some of those articles are written for mass-market publications, while others focus on specific topics and outlets ranging from nursing to Black culture to material artifacts. Those resources present the latest discoveries from primary sources, place-based learning, graphic novels, podcasts, and videos.

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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. Teaching Irish American History Mar. But what brought so many Irish immigrants to the United States?

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History Meme Project for Students

Thrive in Grade Five

A meme is defined as a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., 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.

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Class Competition Games Your Students Will Love

Active History Teacher

I often use class competition games in my US History classroom – you could say it is part of my classroom culture. It’s important as a teacher to build that classroom culture before you add the competition. For example, students can race to complete primary source analysis, vocabulary matching, map activities, and more.

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Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

C3 Teachers

It became clear that we needed a core resource that was rigorous and culturally relevant and accessible to our student population. These pilot experiences were invaluable we observed firsthand how students engaged in compelling questions, analyzed primary sources, and developed their own interpretations of historical events.