Primary sources activities

Are you ready to implement primary sources in your elementary classroom? In this blog post, I'm sharing why you should use primary sources, how to introduce them, simple ways to use them in your classroom, and more! If you aren't sure where to find primary sources that you can use for your social studies lessons, I'm including that as well! Read my blog post to get all of the ideas, tips, and resources!

Resources and tips for locating and selecting primary sources to teach Virginia Studies

An overview of primary source document analysis activities and lesson plans for US History classrooms.

Teach Starter offers a range of time-saving, educational teaching resources for elementary school teachers. Download unit and lesson plans, educational posters, classroom games and activities, worksheets and more!

Add primary source analysis to your social studies lessons with these ideas and tips. Great ideas for middle school social studies activities. Add these engaging activities to your high school history lessons.

Free printable and digital primary source analysis worksheet! Use this worksheet to guide upper elementary and middle school students through the primary source analysis process. This freebie template can be used with US history and world history primary source lesson plans. You can use the printable PDF or assign the worksheet in your Google classroom. #forteachers #socialstudies #forkids

This website talks about students having historical thinking skills and disciplinary literacy when learning social studies through using primary sources. It also does a great job covering some of the challenges you might face with this strategy in the classroom.

5 powerful primary sources to help middle school students understand the 13 Colonies (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade). Worksheets included.

Primary and Secondary Sources Anchor Chart

Anchor Chart: Primary and Secondary Sources