Examining documents from the Library of Congress’s World War II Rumor Project can launch a fascinating classroom lesson on misinformation.

A detailed curricular loop that enables students to regularly engage in an inquiry presents a meaningful way of teaching hard history. 

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

Examining the featured newspaper poems about the flu pandemic can launch a cross-disciplinary lesson on the historic role poetry has played in raising public awareness about current events.

Three Lines in a Circle: The Exciting Life of the Peace Symbol by Michael G. Long; illustrated by Carlos Vélez (Louisville, KY: Flyaway Books, 2021) This picture book history of the peace symbol can help expand elementary students’ understanding of peace and introduce them to historical peace movements.  

Inviting students to examine and search through the digitized diary of a Civil War soldier can help develop students’ digital literacy skills and launch an engaging lesson on the Civil War.

This special issue of Social Education offers extensive background and teaching activities for incorporating the histories of Asian Americans in the classroom throughout the schoolyear.

It is a common adage that students don’t learn to read, but read to learn. Civics and history education can come alive across multiple disciplines.Come learn best practices to accomplish this goal using the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap.

History and civics are two disciplines that need each other. Join leaders within the Educating for American Democracy initiative as they discuss how historical and civic themes in the EAD Roadmap can elevate both disciplines and provide students more complete and rich learning experiences.