TEACHING with primary docs (overview)


Almost every governmental historical agency has a "teaching with primary documents" curriculum.

 

Don't re-invent the wheel: pick the agency that supports your teaching goals

 

 

Try these sources to get ideas on how to use primary docs in the classroom -

then branch out to create your own source sets!

 

 

 

 

DOCS TEACH

 

 

 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: TEACHING WITH PRIMARY RESOURCES

 

 

SMITHSONIAN: TEACHING WITH COLLECTIONS

 

CALISPHERE:  TEACHING WITH CA BASED PRIMARY DOCUMENTS