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New Lesson Plan: FDR and the Alphabet

Published on Mon, 06/13/2016

[caption id="attachment_9298" align="alignright" width="300"]FDR Inaugural Program FDR Inaugural Program[/caption] Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address is one of the most important speeches in United States History. Faced with the turmoil of the Great Depression, FDR laid out a plan for resurrecting the failing economy and the alleviating the suffering of the American people.

Library of Congress eBooks

Published on Fri, 06/10/2016

Screen Shot 2016-06-09 at 10.23.27 PMThe Library of Congress Student Discovery Sets (eBooks) are an exciting way for students and educators to explore digital primary source materials. Each Discovery Set literally puts eyewitness historical materials at student’s fingertips as each collection is now available on iPads for FREE!

New Lesson Plan: Immigration During the Progressive Era: Intro to Primary Sources

Published on Mon, 05/30/2016

[caption id="attachment_9272" align="alignright" width="300"]Print showcasing immigrations arriving from many nations using a variety of transportation methods (c.1882). Print showcasing immigrants arriving from many nations using a variety of transportation methods (c.1882).[/caption] Developed as part of the America Comes to Age Workshop, the following lesson plan was prepared for elementary students and focuses on establishing a c
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