We the People

We Rule: Civics for All of US, a new civic education initiative from the National Archives – just in time for Constitution Day!

by kmunn, posted in Distance Learning, Online Tools, Programs, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

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.

Testimony of Bridget Donaghy to the Board of Special Inquiry

Decisions of the Board of Special Inquiry: The Story of Irish Immigrant Bridget Donaghy

by Stephanie, posted in Document Spotlights, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

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.

Anne Frank Tree installation on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Library

Summer 2021 Professional Development

by Stephanie, posted in Partner Organizations, Professional Development

Find summer professional development opportunities about news literacy, presidents and the Constitution, historical injustices, and youth activism!

Aerial view of rows of houses in the suburbs

Post-WWII Teaching Resources

by Stephanie, posted in Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

Find primary sources and teaching activities for the Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s).

Photograph of Lee Tso attached to his identification papers

Questioning Chinese Exclusion: The “Chinese Village” at the 1899 National Export Exposition

by Stephanie, posted in Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

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.