Primary Sources Starter Pack for Teachers: Home

Every subject has a history and every student of that subject needs to know and understand that history. 

Think out of the box and you have combos like:
marine biology and the moon landing.                                 women's rights and wartime gardens
automobiles and music.                                                         building the 1800s house / the 1500s house 
climate change protests 1970s / today.                                artists and housekeeping
Up your game with your students and share the wealth of fun, information, and stories that make up our history.

Happy exploring!

 This is not a definitive source for primary sources- it's a 'starter pack' to jump-start your exploration into primary sources.   

  Please feel free to contact me with ideas for sources to include, and any other ideas you might have to make it useful and interesting. Thank you.  chwms@mac.com

 Much of this comes from my work researching and writing:
Understanding Government Information: a Teaching Strategy Toolkit for grades 7-12 .  Libraries Unlimited, 2017.

Books you should know about: mostly about teaching, big ideas, and thinking 'out of the box'...
Make Just One Change:: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Luz Santana and Dan Rothstein

Making Curriculum Pop: Developing Literices in all Content Areas: by Pam Goble and Ryan Goble

The Back of the Napkin: by Dan Roam

A More Beautiful Question: by Warren Berger

While not specifically primary source related, government information librarians contributed to this book: 

What can U.S. Government Information do for Me? hosting chapters on energy, data, the Census, National Park Service and more. I am honored to have been a part of it. Check it out!