Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.
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Lesson Plans
Teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources.
Themed Resources
One-stop access to the Library’s best exhibitions, activities, primary sources, and lesson plans on popular curricular themes.
Primary Source Sets
Sets of selected primary sources on specific topics, available as easy-to-print PDFs. Also, background information, teaching ideas, and tools to guide student analysis.
Presentations & Activities
Presentations and activities offer media-rich historical context or interactive opportunities for exploration to both teachers and students.
Collection Connections
Historical context and ideas for teaching with specific Library of Congress primary source collections.