US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Photographs of the 369th Infantry
Background information on the African American troops in the 369th Infantry accompanied by teaching activities that allows students to analyze photographs and use the information in many curricular connections.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images from the 17th to the 21st centuries from the Victoria and Albert Museum inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream including several video links, costume design...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects: Head of the Emperor Hadrian
[Free Registration/Login Required] This bronze head Emperor Hadrian is part of the "Teaching History with 100 Objects" collection from The British Museum. Included are teaching ideas using the head and other objects for the British Museum.
Choices Program, Brown University
Brown University: Choices Program: Teaching With the News
The Brown University's Choices Program provides a plethora of resources for teachers to use current and historical events to bring the real world into the classroom. A variety of topics covering global and foreign issues and policies.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Election Collection: Election Central 2016
This is a collection of classroom resources to engage students during the 2016 Presidential elections. These include links to news, debates in the classroom, the election process, lesson plans, historical presidential speeches, etc.
Curated OER
History Matters: Making Sense of Documents
Designed to help teachers and students make effective use of primary documents. There are well written section on how to make sense of numbers, ads, music, diaries, and more. included are interactive activities for students to help them...
Other
George W. Bush Presidential Library: Teaching Primary and Secondary Sources
This comprehensive lesson plan provides a fact sheet, reusable worksheets, source scenarios, and assessments.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Macbeth Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of 18th and 19th-century images from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes three images inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth. Ideas for their use is also provided.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's the Tempest Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images of 18th and 19th-century paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes three images inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. Ideas for their use is also...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program
This activity chronicles the Space Race from President Kennedy's call to land on the Moon until Apollo 17 - the last lunar Mission, placing particular emphasis on President Nixon's role in the space program.
US National Archives
Docsteach: What Kind of Leader Was General Douglas Mac Arthur?
In this activity, students will analyze video clips, photographs, and written documents related to General Douglas MacArthur to explore the controversy surrounding his career, especially the decision by President Harry S. Truman to...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet
In this activity, students will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question how...
US National Archives
Docsteach: The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government
Students will draw upon the visual and textual data presented in photographs and documents to gain an understanding of how the federal school lunch program is a direct result of the Great Depression, how it became a permanent part of the...
US National Archives
Docsteach: National Monuments Express National Values
In this activity, learners will identify and analyze national monuments and buildings to discover how they represent American people, ideas and institutions.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: One Survivor's Story
For this activity, middle schoolers will follow the story of one Titanic survivor, Lucy Ridsdale. A fifty year old nurse from Great Britain, Lucy would survive the Titanic disaster aboard lifeboat 13.
Other
Library of Congress: Teaching With Primary Sources
This website is an excellent resource for teaching with primary sources. This resource features Holocaust lessons, lesson plan strategies, and podcasts.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Teaching With Documents
Site from National Archives provides copies of primary documents that can be used while presenting various topics in U.S. history.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Primary and Secondary Accounts
Fifth graders will use letters from the Civil War to compare and contrast primary and secondary resources.
Other
Live Binders: Primary Source Teaching the Web 2.0 Way K 12
This learning module consists of several tools for teaching with primary and secondary resources.
Other
First School Years: Worksheets and More
This British site provides free worksheets, flashcards, and other educational resources for teachers of 4 to 9 year olds.