Teaching with Documents

This afternoon we have several teachers learning about using primary source documents in the classroom. Leann Potter, an archivist at NARA, the National Archives and Records Administration. She’s a great story teller and knows what items will pique our interest. She showed us the patent documents for the light bulb and telephone, the check that [...]

Living History Museums

Today we’re taking two trips back in time to living history museums. First we have Lighthouse Education Center connecting to Conner Prairie, IN for the Creating Communities program. This program really explains to kids the difference between goods and services – a great introduction to these social studies concepts. It’s pretty funny when kids ask [...]

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