Features are highlighted collections of resources that can be used to support related lesson plans or as standalone activities in the classroom. Browse our library of features by grade level or subject area below.
A guide to Alexis de Tocqueville's landmark work surveying American republicanism in the 1830s.
Learn about the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, who overcame an impoverished rural childhood to become a great American leader.
EDSITEment looks at the history of American presidential elections from George Washington to the present.
This feature shows teachers how to use Chronicling America, an archive of old American newspapers, in social studies and literature lessons.
EDSITEment celebrates the PBS series "We Shall Remain" for Native American Heritage Month and shows how it can be used in the classroom.
Give your students a treat and explore the ghostly historical and the ghoulishly dramatic with a variety of online resources on Halloween.