Sign up for our new "What Happens in Washington?" online program for K-2 students, or for one of our other K-12 distance learning options.
6 Big Ideas in the U.S. Constitution: Online Curriculum Training
Online training for a new civics curriculum begins January 8th.
Free Online Programs on the Presidency Begin January 19th
Sign up for free, standards-aligned, 45-minute interactive videoconferencing programs aimed at students in grades 4-12.
Upcoming Webinar for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Join us for a webinar with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for a webinar exploring American responses to the Holocaust.
The Bill of Rights and Expanding Rights in America
Find primary source documents and teaching activities related to protecting and expanding rights in America in commemoration of Bill of Rights Day on December 15.
Mendez v. Westminster: One Student’s Research Journey into a Barrier-Breaking Case
Read about one student's research in court documents and oral history to create a National History Day documentary project about the Mendez v. Westminster school segregation case.
Pearl Harbor Primary Sources & Teaching Activities
As the Pearl Harbor anniversary approaches, we're sharing historical documents, posters, photographs, and more related to the attack and its impact on U.S. History. On DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives, you can find primary sources like maps and speeches – even images taken by the Japanese military during … Continue reading Pearl Harbor Primary Sources & Teaching Activities
Teaching the Great Depression & New Deal
Find primary sources and online teaching activities for the Great Depression and New Deal on DocsTeach.
Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
In the new teaching activity "Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation," students learn the origins of Thanksgiving, then examine President Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation that created a national holiday.
Teaching Resources for the Progressive Era, 1920s, Immigration, and a Changing America
Access primary sources and teaching activities for the Progressive Era, the 1920s, immigration, and a changing America at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.