DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives, is full of primary sources and tools for teaching about civil rights.
Category: Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
AP US History Resources from DocsTeach
The National Archives has primary sources and educational resources to help prepare your students for the modified DBQ format.
At-Home Learning Activities for High School
Check out these online resources for teaching American history or government to high school students.
At-Home Learning Activities for Middle School
Check out these online activities and lesson plans from around the National Archives and Presidential Libraries for teaching civics or American history to Middle School students.
Elementary Age At-Home Learning Activities
We've created activities and ideas for teaching elementary age children. These resources focus on skills like sequencing and finding clues in historical objects, and topics like symbols and national monuments.
Resources for Online Teaching & Learning
For educators who are now teaching remotely and homeschooling parents, we have several resources for online teaching and learning at the National Archives.
We Declare!: A New Teaching Activity Comparing American and French Revolutionary Documents
In this new activity, students engage in a comparison of the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen to learn about the Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas.
Where did America’s Bill of Rights come from?: A New Teaching Activity
In this activity students will dive into three primary sources: Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Bill of Rights from the U.S. Constitution.
Breaking Barriers in History: Resources for NHD 2020
Find primary sources and teaching activities for National History Day!
Get Ready for Constitution Day!
Find resources for teaching the Constitution on Constitution Day, or any day!