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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

 

 

 

 

 

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