The Teacher's section on LOC.gov features close to 100 teacher-created lesson plans. As you can see from the image above, lesson plans are listed in alphabetical order and there is a handy search bar to help you easily conduct a keyword search. Use the links below to jump to select groupings of the LOC.gov lesson plans and related PSN teaching resources. All lesson plans Lesson plans by grade level Elementary: Grades 3-5 Middle School: Grades 6-8 High school: Grades … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Skating
February 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Figure skating "International Style" Figure Skating Championship March 20, 1914 from America's Library Ice-dancing, St. Moritz photograph Figure skating timeline & select historical newspaper articles More historical newspaper articles related to figure skating Olympic figure skating historical newspaper coverage How to become a skater; containing full instructions for excelling at figure and speed skating 1904 illustrated book A handbook of figure skating arranged for … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: U.S. National Anthem & American Flag
September 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Help students learn about the history and contemporary contexts of the U.S. national anthem and the American flag. Teaching resources The Star Spangled Banner (K-2) The Star Spangled Banner (grades 3-5) Stars, Stripes and Symbols of America: Comparing Our Flag, Past and Present (grades 1-2) Pledge of Allegiance Image Sequencing (grades 3-5) Direct students do some background research on the U.S. flag and the U.S. National anthem. Then instruct them to read at least one of … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Volleyball
August 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
"Volleyball Promises to Become One of Leading Athletic Indoor Games" Harrisburg Telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.), 28 Oct. 1919. Volleyball historic newspaper coverage through 1922 Elementos y Reglamentos Oficiales de los Juegos de Basket Ball y Volley Ball Legislation related to Volleyball More curated collections of sports resources … [Read more...]
Guided Primary Source Analysis: Jesse Owens
February 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
What does the image above make you think about? What sense of this man, Jesse Owens, do you get from this picture? Then review the bibliographic record for this photograph? What more did you learn? Now read this short life history of Jesse Owens created in 1939. What do you learn about him from this source? What more do you learn from this legislation that became law in 1988? What kind of person is Jesse Owens? Use what you have learned about Jesse Owens from these primary sources and … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Cricket
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It's Just Not Cricket! In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress March 30, 2015 Cricket image set Oral histories mentioning cricket from the Frontline diplomacy: U.S. foreign affairs oral history collection International Cricket Fête 1872 International Cricket Guide 1891 More books related to Cricket More curated collections of sports resources … [Read more...]
Guided Primary Source Analysis: Spinner Play
February 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Look at the source. What do you see? Describe what is happening in the picture based only on what you see. Look at the source again. How does this picture make you feel? What does this picture make you think about? Describe your feelings and thoughts and at least one detail or technique the artist, Benton Spruance, used that you think contributed to your personal experience with this piece of art. The curator note accompanying this lithograph on the Library of Congress website states that … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Football
January 29, 2015 by 1 Comment
This primary source spotlight shines a light on the sport of American football. Spinner Play, lithograph by American artist Benton Spruance - guided primary source analysis activities Football images Football films President Roosevelt at the Army-Navy game 1902 Princeton and Yale football game 1903 Chicago-Michigan football game 1903 Sports Byline USA radio program football audio recordings Jim Brown 08-15-2002 John Elway 01-24-2003 Archie Griffin 06-25-1993 … [Read more...]
Today in History: Princeton University
June 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Today in History–June 9–the Library of Congress features Princeton University. On this date in 1902, alumnus Woodrow Wilson was unanimously elected university president after more than a decade as a respected teaching scholar. During his tenure, Wilson instituted a system of core requirements followed by two years of specialized concentration. After Princeton, Wilson served one term as governor of New Jersey and two as president of the United States. Learn more about Wilson's career and this … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Women in Baseball
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Use this primary source set of women in baseball to have students examine cultural attitudes of American women from the late 1800s through the 1920s. You might start with having students complete a gallery walk with the images. After, you might have them analyze the song lyrics and read various newspaper articles (be sure to have them read about the newspaper as well; to do so, click on the newspaper name). Next, you might challenge students to put the images in chronological order. Then you … [Read more...]
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