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TCI Lesson: Ideas That Unite Us as Americans
Inspire and engage your students to study patriotic primary sources! Our latest lesson is a fusion of skill development, technology, and good old fashioned American democracy! Inspired from the...
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Free TCI Lesson: Presidential Inaugurations
Why do we celebrate Presidential inaugurations? In an Experiential Exercise, students assume the roles of party goers attending an inaugural ball. Each student is armed with one interesting detail or...
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Quilts to Freedom
Can Clara's quilt guide her to freedom? Quilts to Freedom! When you look at a quilt, what do you see? Cool designs? Something to wrap around you on a cold night? If you had been a slave, you might...
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Black History Month: Literature Connections
Why did so many African-American's migrate to the north from the south? February is Black History Month! This month I am going to do a weekly blog on books that you can read to your students that will...
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Common Core & TCI: Writing for Understanding
As teachers uncover the Common Core standards, they will discover that a strong emphasis is placed on moving the students beyond the simple rote memory writing tasks. Students are challenged to do...
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TCI Lesson: Picking Rusty Gold – Why People Buy Antiques
Are you a fan of the popular “American Pickers” show on History Channel? Do you also want students to have a historical appreciation for vintage items? Maybe you just want students to understand...
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9/11: Words to Remember Activity
Words and Images can be powerful together in word art. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do people remember the events of 9/11? OVERVIEW As we approach the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we know that many...
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Great Tech Tools for Teachers
We’ve updated our list of great free technology sites and apps. Teachers don’t have to use technology to have powerful classrooms, but they can sure help! See how this guide, by the makers of History...
View ArticleThe Interactive Student Notebook
The interactive student notebook (ISN) has been around since the 1970s. Like all great ideas, it is timeless. Since ISNs are the heart of how students respond to TCI lessons, we have lots of tools...
View ArticleOn-Demand Webinars: Back to School with TCI
We have now completed our two back-to-school webinars for teachers who will be using TCI subscriptions (science or social studies). In TCI 101, we focus on the teacher subscription…particularly on how...
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