DocsTeach
We Shall Overcome: March on Washington
Unlike most children, Edith Lee-Payne of Detroit went to the March on Washington with her mother to celebrate her 12th birthday. Pupils walk the march with her by analyzing a closeup image of her that has come to represent the pivotal...
National WWII Museum
Picturing the War in the Pacific Photos, Datelines and Captions
Young historians have the opportunity to see photos from the war in the Pacific and learn more about what each photo represents. Scholars use their knowledge of WWII to match dates and descriptions to real-life photos from the war. The...
Center for History Education
Road to Revolution: How did Actions and Responses Lead to an Independent United States?
Using primary sources, maps, and an interactive M&M game, young historians examine the American revolution as if they were detectives trying to solve a crime. Resource includes graphic organizers and a final writing prompt to aid...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society: A Set of Plans and Forts in America, 1765
A digitized version of a book published in 1765 by Mary Ann Rocque, widow of John Rocque, topographer to the Duke of Glouchester. Contains images of the thirty plans of forts in North America. Published after the English victory over the...
Scholastic
Scholastic: World War Ii: American Home Front: Japanese Americans
Norman Mineta, a Japanese American, gives a detailed account of his experiences living in an internment camp during World War II. There are many links to additional information such as pictures and letters.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Student Interviews With Rosa Parks
Excellent questions from students, answered by African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
University of South Florida
Lit2 Go: Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
Audio [2:26] and text of speech made by Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? (1851)
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper (1890), a children's frontier novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Steele's Sciences: New Descriptive Astronomy by Joel D. Steele
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Steele's Sciences: New Descriptive Astronomy by Joel D. Steele (c1884), an astronomy text for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventure of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (1864), including Parts I and II of the novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster (1887), a poetry version of Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Robinson Crusoe, His Life and Adventures by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Robinson Crusoe, His Life and Adventures by Daniel Defoe (1887), illustrated by Ernest Henry Griset with numerous original wood engravings and twelve full-page...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Tales From Shakspeare by Charles Lamb
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tales from Shakspeare Designed for the Use of Young People by Charles Lamb (1887). This book features a biography of Shakespeare, a chronological list of his plays,...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Gulliver's Travels in the Kingdom of Lilliput by Jonathan Swift
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Gulliver's Travels in the Kingdom of Lilliput by Jonathan Swift, a children's novel about a voyage to Lilliput where the people were tiny.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Every Day Gems: A Collection of New Music by R. B. Mahaffey
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Every Day Gems: A Collection of New Music by R. B. Mahaffey (c1885), a collection of music for public schools.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1888), a fictional account of travelling around the world.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Adah: From Territory to State
Here is a detailed lesson for students to explore the process of Alabama going from a territory to a state. There are document printouts and other links to help students explore all aspects of Alabama at that time.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
A Map Can Tell a Story
An interesting lesson plan for students to attempt to locate the Alabama counties and identify voting patterns in the state.
Library of Congress
Loc: Early Motion Pictures, Sound Records of Edison Companies
The Library of Congress provides information on Thomas Edison's profound contribution to the music industry.
Read Works
Read Works: Good Bye to Xochimilco
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a fictional passage about growing up near the canals of Xochimilco and spending weekends watching the bumper car-like traffic jams on the canals. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Prairie Diaries
This site from NPR is an excellent example of personal narratives from the heartland. Read and listen to excerpts from Kansans about a day in their life. What were they doing, what were they thinking, what was going on in their lives.