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Free lesson plans, primary sources, and virtual field trips from national parks and historic sites, covering history, science, and civics. Includes the Teaching with Historic Places series.

Free educational video series covering world history, U.S. history, government, science, literature, and more, with study guides and teacher resources. Engaging overviews for flipped or supplemental…

Nonprofit, free reference with articles, timelines, maps, and images covering world history from prehistory onward. A good starting point for student research.

The National Archives' free teaching site with thousands of primary source documents, ready-made activities, and tools for building your own document-based lessons.

Free primary sources, lesson plans, essays, and videos on American history for teachers and students, drawn from a major collection of historical documents.

Free classroom materials from the Library of Congress, including primary source sets, teacher-created lesson plans, and guides for analyzing primary sources. Helps teachers bring historical…

Explore why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution and its enduring impact on defining our rights. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to…

Explore the motivations for the Louisiana Purchase, as well as the terms of the purchase and its consequences. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to…

In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills in U.S. history, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and…

Legends of Learning offers an extensive library of engaging educational games spanning science, history, and math, meticulously designed to captivate students and enhance academic performance. These…

EDSITEment, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, provides free, high-quality humanities education resources for K-12 teachers and students. It offers a vast collection of lesson…

Learn With Us from the National Geographic Society offers a rich collection of educational opportunities designed to ignite curiosity and foster a deep understanding of our planet and its diverse…