Learning the early history of U.S. government is often confusing for middle school students. In this article, the author describes the use of the book We the People and the President to give seventh-grade students a deeper understanding of government

In this inquiry, students analyze and evaluate economic rhetoric related to deregulation through arguments for and against the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 (MCA). The aim is to help students become better, more informed consumers of economic policies.

Teaching World Religions in Middle School Also: Change-oriented Citizenship

Engagement in Economics: Using a Stock Market Simulation in a Middle School ClassroomSamantha Sterns Memoir of Oppression: George Takei and the Imprisonment of Japanese AmericansCaroline C. Sheffield and Jeremiah C. Clabough

Teaching Ancient and Medieval Africa with the History Bento Box ProjectAnna Mariah Mills Racial Literacy Book Clubs in Middle School: Five Things to ConsiderJoanna Batt  

Teaching About the U.S. Capitol Siege the Day After it HappenedSamantha Mandeville Teaching the Civil War in 2020–21Deirdre O’Connor Epidemics and Pandemics as Social Phenomena: Pivotal Moments in History that Altered SocietyEric B. Claravall

The Celebration of Learning Quilt: A Review During Distance TeachingSara M. Monnat Yikes! Teaching During a Pandemic and Fully Online: New Teacher TipsValerie Ooka Pang and Lynne A. Bercaw Harness Student Choice-making via a Q-Sort ActivityChaebong Nam and Jenny Chung Greenfield A Teaching Activity About VotingSylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Busing in U.S. History: A Lesson to Promote Historical Empathy Katherine Perrotta   OPEN ACCESS

Dialectical Discussion: A Method at the Heart of Our Democratic ProcessJames Massey Breaking News! Ten Tips for How to Make Current Events Work for YouSean McBrady Not Yet Fully Illuminated: African American History and Washington, D.C. Book Review by Dawn Chitty