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How to Grade Primary Source Analysis in the Interactive Classroom

Posted on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 by Michele Luck

By now, you may feel confident in assigning lessons with a Primary Source Analysis skillset. However, you may feel less certain about the grading process. When you grade Primary Source Analysis activities, you should focus on skills practice, not right...Read More

Teaching Elementary Social Studies

Posted on May 26, 2021June 22, 2021 by Michele Luck

As a middle and high school Social Studies teacher, I have long begged for Social Studies lessons to be taught more in the Elementary classroom. I've been given a litany of excuses from lack of time to lack of teacher...Read More

Teaching Inquiry and Primary Source Analysis at Any Grade Level

Posted on July 30, 2019July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Daycare, preschool, and kindergarten teachers may be familiar with the doe-eyed look staring back at them as they present their class with new, intriguing information. Parents have likely experienced the never-ending stream of consciousness that mounts in frustration as their...Read More

5 Strategies for Teaching Primary Sources

Posted on November 7, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The Library of Congress appropriately categorizes primary sources as the "raw materials of history," emphasizing the importance of analyzing, studying, and understanding these basic building blocks of any historical fact. By connecting students with firsthand facts and experiences, primary sources...Read More