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Teaching with the Library of Congress

Primary source sets from the Library’s online collections, as well as teaching skills.
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Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Teaching Skills, Primary Sources, Thomas Jefferson, Library Of Congress, George Washington, Mount Rushmore, Monument, Presidents, Natural Landmarks
Teaching Skills
Primary Sources
Thomas Jefferson
Library Of Congress
George Washington
Mount Rushmore
Monument
Presidents
Natural Landmarks
Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Teaching with the Library of Congress
Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Teaching with the Library of Congress
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Political Cartoons in U.S. History: Political cartoons paired with other historical documents let students explore the ways in which cartoonists try to persuade their audience. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Learning Resources, Teacher Resources, Homemade School, Persuade, Us History, Presidential Candidates, Political Cartoons
Learning Resources
Teacher Resources
Homemade School
Persuade
Us History
Presidential Candidates
Political Cartoons
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Political Cartoons in U.S. History: Political cartoons paired with other historical documents let students explore the ways in which cartoonists try to persuade their audience. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool: Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Helping students analyze primary sources can also guide them toward higher-order thinking and better critical thinking and analysis skills. Free tools and guides are ready to use in the classroom. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Inquiry Learning, 5th Grade Social Studies, Teaching Social Studies, Primary Resources, Source Documents, Middle School History
Inquiry Learning
5th Grade Social Studies
Teaching Social Studies
Primary Resources
Source Documents
Middle School History
Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool: Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Helping students analyze primary sources can also guide them toward higher-order thinking and better critical thinking and analysis skills. Free tools and guides are ready to use in the classroom. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Abraham Lincoln: Rise to National Prominence -- Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. History Essay, American History, Abraham Lincoln Family, Mary Todd Lincoln, Lincoln Life, Research Presentation, Great Leaders
History Essay
American History
Abraham Lincoln Family
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln Life
Research Presentation
Great Leaders
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Abraham Lincoln: Rise to National Prominence -- Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe -- Primary sources exploring the topic of American authors in the nineteenth century, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Teacher's Guide, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Teacher's Guide
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan
Primary Source Set for Teachers - American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe -- Primary sources exploring the topic of American authors in the nineteenth century, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Assimilation through Education: Photos, early film footage, federal government reports, cartoons, and maps tell the complex tale of the efforts to assimilate Native Americans through education. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Teaching American History, Native American History, American Heritage, Indian Boarding Schools, Westward Expansion, Pine Ridge
Teaching American History
Native American History
American Heritage
Indian Boarding Schools
Westward Expansion
Pine Ridge
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Assimilation through Education: Photos, early film footage, federal government reports, cartoons, and maps tell the complex tale of the efforts to assimilate Native Americans through education. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Baseball: Across a Divided Society -- Song sheets, video clips, images, trading cards, and photographs tell the story of how baseball emerged as the American national pastime. Featured primary source items show Americans from different backgrounds and social experiences embracing the sport. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Social Boundaries, Outreach, Social Studies, Kids School, Trading Cards
Social Boundaries
Outreach
Social Studies
Kids School
Trading Cards
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Baseball: Across a Divided Society -- Song sheets, video clips, images, trading cards, and photographs tell the story of how baseball emerged as the American national pastime. Featured primary source items show Americans from different backgrounds and social experiences embracing the sport. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Children’s Lives at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Images, film, and books shed light on the ways in which children worked, learned, and played around the year 1900. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Teaching Ideas, Library Lessons Elementary, Information Literacy, Study History, Child Life, Historical Pictures
Teaching Ideas
Library Lessons Elementary
Information Literacy
Study History
Child Life
Historical Pictures
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Children’s Lives at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Images, film, and books shed light on the ways in which children worked, learned, and played around the year 1900. Especially suitable for early grades. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Civil War: The Nation Moves Towards War, 1850-61 -- Conflict between abolition and slavery marked the 1850s, preceding the election of 1860 and the attack on Fort Sumter. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown, and secession in maps, newspapers, political cartoons and song sheets. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. School Stuff, School Ideas
School Stuff
School Ideas
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Civil War: The Nation Moves Towards War, 1850-61 -- Conflict between abolition and slavery marked the 1850s, preceding the election of 1860 and the attack on Fort Sumter. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown, and secession in maps, newspapers, political cartoons and song sheets. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Civil War Music: Sound files, sheet music, photographs, letters and maps help students better understand the American Civil War through study of the popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Persuasive Essays, Essay Writing, School Zone, Elementary Lesson Plans, Elementary Schools, Sound Files
Persuasive Essays
Essay Writing
School Zone
Elementary Lesson Plans
Elementary Schools
Sound Files
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Civil War Music: Sound files, sheet music, photographs, letters and maps help students better understand the American Civil War through study of the popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Civil War Soldiers’ Portraits: The Liljenquist Family Collection -- Photographs and letters from the Civil War provide a window into the lives of ordinary Union and Confederate soldiers. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. American Veterans, American Soldiers, Teacher Guides, Freedom Quilt, Aboriginal History, Civil War Photos
American Veterans
American Soldiers
Teacher Guides
Freedom Quilt
Aboriginal History
Civil War Photos
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Civil War Soldiers’ Portraits: The Liljenquist Family Collection -- Photographs and letters from the Civil War provide a window into the lives of ordinary Union and Confederate soldiers. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Constitution: Newspaper articles, notes, and original documents trace the process of drafting and adopting the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Speeches and song lyrics show how later generations used and interpreted the original ideals of the United States. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Library Lessons, Resource Library, Middle School Humanities, The Mole, Bill Of Rights
Library Lessons
Resource Library
Middle School Humanities
The Mole
Bill Of Rights
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Constitution: Newspaper articles, notes, and original documents trace the process of drafting and adopting the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Speeches and song lyrics show how later generations used and interpreted the original ideals of the United States. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
The Dust Bowl: Photographs, recorded music, and song lyrics document the daily ordeals of rural migrant families from the Great Plains during a decade marked by both the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Dbq, Nursing Diagnosis, Text Set, Dust Bowl, Term Paper
Dbq
Nursing Diagnosis
Text Set
Dust Bowl
Term Paper
The Dust Bowl: Photographs, recorded music, and song lyrics document the daily ordeals of rural migrant families from the Great Plains during a decade marked by both the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Found Poetry: Using primary source texts on a variety of subjects, students select words to retell the historical content in poetic form. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Library Ideas, Poetic Forms, Found Poetry, 4th Grade Writing, Poetry Lessons
Library Ideas
Poetic Forms
Found Poetry
4th Grade Writing
Poetry Lessons
Found Poetry: Using primary source texts on a variety of subjects, students select words to retell the historical content in poetic form. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Harlem Renaissance: Photographs, authors' drafts, sheet music, an audio recording, and newspaper articles let students explore the artistic and literary legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. African American History Month, Living In Brazil, Teaching Ela, Project Ideas, Projects, Harlem Renaissance, Audio Recording
African American History Month
Living In Brazil
Teaching Ela
Project Ideas
Projects
Harlem Renaissance
Audio Recording
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Harlem Renaissance: Photographs, authors' drafts, sheet music, an audio recording, and newspaper articles let students explore the artistic and literary legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Hispanic Exploration in America: Songs, maps, drawings, paintings, written documents and presentations outline the role of Hispanic explorers in the discovery, exploration, and development of America. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Indigenous Peoples Day, Indigenous Americans, Native Americans, Indigenous Tribes, Cuba History, World History, History Facts, Panama History
Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous Americans
Native Americans
Indigenous Tribes
Cuba History
World History
History Facts
Panama History
Hispanic Exploration in America: Songs, maps, drawings, paintings, written documents and presentations outline the role of Hispanic explorers in the discovery, exploration, and development of America. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Immigration: Challenges for New Americans -- Photographs, maps detailing immigration patterns, official documents, song sheets and streaming audio recount the immigrant experience in America, their reasons for leaving their homelands, and the reactions of established Americans. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. College Success, Academic Success, Library Of Congress Photos, Maps Posters, Adult Learner
College Success
Academic Success
Library Of Congress Photos
Maps Posters
Adult Learner
Immigration: Challenges for New Americans -- Photographs, maps detailing immigration patterns, official documents, song sheets and streaming audio recount the immigrant experience in America, their reasons for leaving their homelands, and the reactions of established Americans. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
The Industrial Revolution in the United States: Maps, songs, photos, and political cartoons tell the story of the United States' transition to an industrial nation. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. 7th Grade Social Studies, Social Studies Classroom, Social Studies Lesson, Homeschool Resources, American Industrial Revolution
7th Grade Social Studies
Social Studies Classroom
Social Studies Lesson
Homeschool Resources
American Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution in the United States: Maps, songs, photos, and political cartoons tell the story of the United States' transition to an industrial nation. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Inventive Wright Brothers: Wilbur and Orville Wright went from repairing bicycles to inventing the airplane. Photographs, newspapers articles, personal letters and telegrams, and official army documents record their experiences and their experiments. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Stem Project Based Learning, Steam Science, Wright Brothers
Stem Project Based Learning
Steam Science
Wright Brothers
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Inventive Wright Brothers: Wilbur and Orville Wright went from repairing bicycles to inventing the airplane. Photographs, newspapers articles, personal letters and telegrams, and official army documents record their experiences and their experiments. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Jamestown: Maps, images, and text tell the story of the first English settlement in North America, and how it came to be regarded in later years. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Dbq Essay, Virginia Studies, College Application Essay, Virginia History
Dbq Essay
Virginia Studies
College Application Essay
Virginia History
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Jamestown: Maps, images, and text tell the story of the first English settlement in North America, and how it came to be regarded in later years. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Japanese American Internment During World War II: Official documents, newspapers, and images offer perspectives on the Japanese American experience of forced relocation to internment camps during World War II. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Army History, School Closings, Essay Format, Secondary Source, Internment
Army History
School Closings
Essay Format
Secondary Source
Internment
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Japanese American Internment During World War II: Official documents, newspapers, and images offer perspectives on the Japanese American experience of forced relocation to internment camps during World War II. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Jim Crow in America: After the Civil War, most Southern states limited the economic and physical freedom of former slaves by enacting laws that came to be called Jim Crow laws. This primary source set presents popular views on, and the causes and effects of, these laws. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Stuck In The Middle, Jim Crow, Civil Rights Movement, Cause And Effect
Stuck In The Middle
Jim Crow
Civil Rights Movement
Cause And Effect
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Jim Crow in America: After the Civil War, most Southern states limited the economic and physical freedom of former slaves by enacting laws that came to be called Jim Crow laws. This primary source set presents popular views on, and the causes and effects of, these laws. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Maps From The World Digital Library: Explore maps from different cultures and eras to discover diverse perspectives on the world's geography. All the items in this set are from the World Digital Library, a project that makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Portland Oregon Travel, Healthcare Business, Business News, Whole Life Insurance, Air Conditioning Repair, World Geography, Hr Management, Social Trends
Portland Oregon Travel
Healthcare Business
Business News
Whole Life Insurance
Air Conditioning Repair
World Geography
Hr Management
Social Trends
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Maps From The World Digital Library: Explore maps from different cultures and eras to discover diverse perspectives on the world's geography. All the items in this set are from the World Digital Library, a project that makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Mexican American Migrations and Communities: Mexican American communities grew and changed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Photos, historic newspapers, oral history interviews, and maps are included. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Sandra Cisneros, Cape Canaveral, Texas History, Oral History, Mexican American, 20 Century, Civil Rights, Vons
Sandra Cisneros
Cape Canaveral
Texas History
Oral History
Mexican American
20 Century
Civil Rights
Vons
Primary Source Set for Teachers - Mexican American Migrations and Communities: Mexican American communities grew and changed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Photos, historic newspapers, oral history interviews, and maps are included. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.