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Citizen U: Multidisciplinary Civics
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Teaching Resources
Analyzing Primary Sources strategies and guiding questions for different primary source types
Selecting Primary Sources tips and strategies
Connecting to the Standards strategies for using primary source learning to meet national standards that foster critical thinking skills
Teaching Now news, research and examples from educators who are teaching with primary sources
Theme-based Teaching Resources curated lists of links to primary source teaching resources
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Learning Resources
Guided Primary Source Analyses three-step activities spanning subjects and grades
Learning from the Source lesson plans spanning subjects and grades
Literature Links activity ideas for connecting primary sources with books
Timely Connections resources and activity ideas for connecting primary sources to contemporary topics and issues
Finding Resources tips for finding primary sources and more on LOC.gov
Using Sources instructions for accessing and presenting Library primary sources
Celebrate Black History & Culture
Today in History
- 1849
Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from medical school. Check out our curated collection of LOC.gov resources related to the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. - 1964
The 24th amendment ratified. Check out our curated collection of LOC.gov primary sources related to the elimination of a poll tax.
Today in History: December Posts
Discover stories of events that happened in history on each day of December.
Voting & Elections in Early America
TPS Programs
Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress, since 2004 Citizen U, under the Barat Education Foundation, has provided free, engaging, inquiry-based learning materials that use Library primary sources to foster understanding and application of civics, literacy, history, math, science, and the arts.
The mission of the national Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide educational content that uses the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of educational resources provided by the Library and TPS Consortium members. Learn more.
The mission of the national Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide educational content that uses the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of educational resources provided by the Library and TPS Consortium members. Learn more.
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