Curated OER
Little House
How do houses change over time? What is the history that they keep behind their eye-windows and mouth-doors? Look at the three pictures and makeup a life of one of the families who might have lived there.
Other
Mark Twain House and Museum
Museum, dedicated to Mark Twain and his legacy and housed in the historic home that Twain had built and where he lived with his family for seventeen years, publishes resources useful to any student of Twain and his writing.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "King Lear" [Pdf]
Shakespeare's language, the historical context of the play, scene by scene synopsis, and ideas for differentiating instruction are all features of this 18-page .pdf guide.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Guide to "Othello" [Pdf]
Cross-curricular ideas, historical context, focus on language and other features make this 17 page .pdf document a help for anyone planning to teach Shakespeare's "Othello."
Other
Old House Web: Common Types of American Barns
Historic barn types like the Dutch Barns, Bank Barns, Crib Barns, Round Barns, and Prairie Barns, are described here as well as how to maintain, repair and preserve barns.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Guide to "Richard Iii" [Pdf]
Language exploration, historical context, ideas for discussion and group projects and introductory material are all part of this 19 page .pdf guide.
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House: Shapes and Shelters Discovery Kits
Find a classroom-ready annotated slideshow and lesson plans designed to introduce students to fundamental architectural concepts and to improve their skills in recognizing the structural components of architecture. Slideshow uses...
Other
Minnesota Historical Society: James J. Hill House: James J. Hill
A biography of railroad magnate, James J. Hill. Learn about the life and legacy of this railroad executive who was a pivotal force in the transformation of the Northwest, earning the name "The Empire Builder."
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: Desegregation of the Armed Services
Information and lesson plan for grades 9-12 about President Harry Truman's work with A. Philip Randolph and other civil rights leaders to desegregate the armed services.
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: Lbj Ascends to the Presidency
Information about Lyndon B. Johnson becoming President of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: Desegregation of the Defense Industries
Information on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's work with A. Philip Randolph and other civil rights leaders to desegregate the defense industries. Includes lesson plan for grades 9-12.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Death Knell of the Confederacy
Part of the website for the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, this site details the final battles at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House. Pictures and a map included.
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas: Legislative Information
This retired site captures historical legislative activity that includes bill summary and status, bill text, public laws by law number, most recent issue, roll-call votes, committee reports, house committees, and senate committees.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Surrender at Appomattox
Part of the website of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, this site details the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox in the Civil War. Includes The Gentleman's Agreement, terms of the surrender, and officers...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Appomattox Campaign
Read about the final battles at Appomattox which ended on April 9, 1865 with Lee's surrender at the Court House. This site is part of the website for the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies
A large site that tracks the history of the Nebraska area begins with the formation of the earth, moves through the earliest human activity in Nebraska, and then through proto-historical and historical Nebraska. The Kansas-Nebraska Act,...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Jacob Riis
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry lesson allows students to investigate the photographs of 19th-century progressive...
George Mason University
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
This site houses many powerful history teaching tools such as a web scrapbook, a survey builder, a timeline builder, a poll builder and much more. Users can record, store and search the data they find on the website "scribe." Search more...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Poe: Stories and Poems
Guide to the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson teaching unit with project ideas and essay questions. A radio show, with transcript, features...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Within These Walls
Creatively tells the story of a house that has been a home to five American families over the period of time from the colonial era to the Second World War. You can find information about the house itself as well as the culture of the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
This site from the Library of Congress provides a timeline of the events surrounding the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Click around the Exhibits Home Page for some fantastic treasures housed in the Exhibit Hall.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: Native Americans
Picked from an all-inclusive site of art terms from Charlotte Jirousek's interactive textbook at Cornell University. The historic background of Native Americans in North America with a synopsis of the Woodlands people.
George Eastman Museum
African Americans: Black History Through Photography
A collection of photographs from the Eastman House collection. They include portraits of important figures who shaped American history, as well as many other African Americans, whose names are unknown.
Library of Congress
Loc: Washington as It Was
A large collection of historical photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak, a photographer who lived in the city from 1923 to 1959.