Primary Sources and Strategies

*This article was published in the TPS Teachers Network on October 12, 2022,  and written by Mary Johnson, TPS Teachers Network […]

Tl;dr: Brain Movers is another teaching tool you can put in your toolbox that works synchronously or asynchronously, and online or […]

Many writers, including Mark Twain, were heavily influenced by their environment. Before Huck and Jim decide to travel along the Mississippi […]

Thanks to a recent grant from TPS Western Region, over 100 Library of Congress field recordings of folk songs from the […]

Using audio in your classroom can be beneficial for all types of students as it allows for honing of listening and […]

On May 31st and June 1st at Denver Pop Culture Con, Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region presented two interesting topics […]

Research can often be a daunting task for educators. The time it takes to dive deep into a subject to find […]

Engaging with text can often be difficult for students, especially when the text is centuries old, written in difficult to understand […]

How to Create a Zoom In Inquiry Activity The Zoom In Inquiry Activity is a simple yet effective primary source strategy […]

The American Flag has been a symbol of our nation since the adoption of the Flag Resolution in June 1777, being […]