Document Lesson Plan Primary Sources 
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. To connect students to important historical events that have shaped America and the world, we often must go to the source. The primary source. Connecting Kids to History Studies Weekly uses primary sources to share real accounts.
Studies Weekly
MAY 10, 2024
You Have Primary Sources in Your Family May 10, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Primary sources transport students through history. Primary sources are excellent tools to help students learn how to think like historians. Students should know that their family records are also primary sources!
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Moler's Musing
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. It’s been a huge time saver, especially since it allowed me to focus more on the classroom and less on the stress of documenting every detail.
Moler's Musing
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. The revised documents were a mix of Jamestown and Plymouth hardships and survival stories. They worked in pairs, reading the sources and answering questions.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression.
Rosie the History Teacher
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
There are thousands of amazing primary sources available from the Smithsonian including photographs, documents, physical objects, audio, and video. I use it for formative assessment on a regular basis by asking students to create their own mini museums – and they love it! It is free!)
Doing Social Studies
APRIL 13, 2020
I was very excited to have them reflect on these documents and then create letters to send to policy makers advising them on the situation. Based on the compelling arguments in those past documents, I was sure students would be suggesting that policy makers shut things down. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link.
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