Join our Mailing List

Elementary School

19th Century, 20th Century, Activities, Elementary School

Population Growth in Chicago

Elevated view of a city neighborhood showing rows of tightly packed two-and-three story houses with a church and many industrial smoke stacks on the horizon.

Kathleen Thompson
May 2, 2023

19th Century, 20th Century, Classroom Materials, Elementary School, Lesson Plans

The Carrington Store

Black-and-white photograph of a two-story building standing alone and fronting a street with horse drawn vehicles. The first floor has a covered awning over the sidewalk labeled "E.H. Carrington Groceries" and has advertisements for a variety of products. Six well-dressed people stand under the awning.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
January 31, 2023

20th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

Latinx Discrimination

Black-and-white sign on a wall reading "We Serve White's Only; No Spanish or Mexicans." Originally from the Russell Lee Photograph Collection, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
November 9, 2022

20th Century, Activities, Elementary School

World War II and US Visual Culture

Painting of a white woman wearing blue work overalls and goggles on her forehead. She sits on a box while eating a sandwich. A riveter tool lays across her lap, and her feet rest on a copy of Mein Kampf. The background is in American flag.

Mark Pohlad, PhD
February 28, 2022

19th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

Immigration and Universal Suffrage

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 12, 2021

20th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

In the Train Station

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

19th Century, 20th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

The Narrative of Sarah Graves

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

19th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

Fort Laramie and the Dakota

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021

20th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

Who Was Mother Jones?

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021

20th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Elementary School

The Clarke-Hanneford Family

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Elementary School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Visual Literacy Class Activity (Grades K-8)

This is part of a set of classroom materials for the Digital Collection Maps and the Beginnings of North America.

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 15, 2020