Resources for Teachers
Archives and Primary Source Resources
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage.
Presidential Libraries and Museums
Information about the Presidential Libraries, including links to the libraries and search tools.
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves.
Education Resources
US National Archives Educators Page
Includes information for educators related to teaching with primary sources, lesson plans, information for students, and information on teacher workshops at the National Archives and Records Administration
Presidential Libraries Education Connection
A list of education-related pages from the Presidential Libraries.
Teaching With Documents Lesson Plans
Reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections
The Library of Congress Teacher Resources
Includes lesson plans and activities for using primary source documents in the classroom as well as links to online exhibits and resources.
Primary Source Learning
Helping educators quickly find and use primary sources related to specific curriculum standards with Best Instructional Practices for all subjects. Primary Source Learning is funded by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program.
Teaching American History
Teacher-selected resources that allow you to peer over the historians shoulder and share the excitement of discovery.
Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Teaching and learning resources from Federal Agencies
Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Teaching and learning resources from Federal Agencies
History Resources
The Presidents of the United States
Biographies and Facts about the American Presidents from the Whitehouse.
Presidential Libraries Education Connection
A list of education-related pages from the Presidential Libraries.
American Experience Teachers
Search or browse over 1,500 features from more than 110 American Experience Web sites -- including timelines, primary sources, teacher's guides, maps, galleries, interactives, video, and more -- to find history, civics, and other social studies resources for your classroom.
The Library of Congress Teacher Resources
Includes lesson plans and activities for using primary source documents in the classroom as well as links to online exhibits and resources.
Technology Resources
Smithsonian Education - Podcasting With Your Students
Information on designing, creating and posting Podcasts with students.