In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in November 2021, we have several new teaching resources, and will present a live program for young learners.
We Rule: Civics for All of US, a new civic education initiative from the National Archives – just in time for Constitution Day!
New "We Rule: Civics for All of US" interactive distance learning programs for Constitution Day help elementary students explore the big ideas of the Constitution and connect the document to their own lives.
New Teaching Activities for Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later
Three new teaching activities focus on service, sacrifice, and September 11th.
Join us for a Virtual Pajama Party!
Join us on Saturday, September 25th for this online event for kids aged 8–12 and their families!
Decisions of the Board of Special Inquiry: The Story of Irish Immigrant Bridget Donaghy
In this guest post, former intern Griffin Godoy shares how he researched federal records to trace the immigration and naturalization story of an Irish Teenager.
Primary Sources Related to the Olympics
As the school year winds down, we're looking ahead to the summer – including the 2021 Summer Olympics.
Family History Activities For Kids
Looking for fun ways to engage kids in family history? We have downloadable family trees and immigration activity sheets for kids of all ages.
Summer 2021 Professional Development
Find summer professional development opportunities about news literacy, presidents and the Constitution, historical injustices, and youth activism!
Post-WWII Teaching Resources
Find primary sources and teaching activities for the Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s).
Questioning Chinese Exclusion: The “Chinese Village” at the 1899 National Export Exposition
In this guest post, teacher Maria Adamson shares techniques for drawing students into the messiness of history, and giving them practice asking critically minded questions of the sources they encounter. Using this approach, she developed two new teaching activities focusing on identification papers of several Chinese people who were "on exhibit" in an ethnographic display in Philadelphia in 1899.