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THINGS TO DO WITH PRIMARY DOCS:

 Classroom activities using primary docs

There are lots of ideas here - for all grades 

Links to lesson plans inside other sites

Many sites have extensive lesson plans - explore them!  

Copyright free images

Use these with your assignments

Background tools

pathfinder, info cycle, citing, and back up concepts  

Saving primary docs today

activities you can use with your class to

save today's primary documents

"Unpack" primary docs

Activities to help students understand primary sources

Common Core and Primary Docs

an essay by Rich Cairn of the LIbrary of Congress 

DOCS FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Presidential Libraries & the presidents

Library of Congress

Smithsonian

University and College collections

Historical Sites

DOCUMENT SITES BY TOPIC

 Visual: images and movies

includes art, movie clips, television ads, print ads  

Audio: speaking and music

all things audio including speeches, music, radio   

Costume and Fashion
from around the world

Foreign Relations and Diplomacy

foreign relations archives

Food

recipes and kitchen gadgets 

Legislation and Government

official government documents

Newspapers and  Periodicals

archival newspapers & magazines  

Stats: find people

census data & more 

U.S. History

special topics in American history

World History

world history covered

CALIFORNIA Primary Docs
CA Primary Docs

STATES
States

LEGISLATION - GOVERNMENT and patents

HISTORICAL SITES online

gov docs from non governmental sources

Audio: speaking and music

FOOD

DOCS for your phone or iPAD

Assessment

SCIENCE

INQUIRY lesson starters

Smithsonian

Acknowledgments