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The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.
Classroom Materials
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Student Discovery Sets
Free ebooks for primary source exploration -
Constitution Day Teacher Resources -
Idea Book for Educators
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Understanding the Cosmos: Changing Models of the Solar System and the Universe
Primary Source Sets -
Civil War Soldiers’ Portraits: The Liljenquist Family Collection
Primary Source Sets -
Immigration
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The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources from the Roaring Twenties
Lesson Plan
Discover and discuss ways to bring the power of Library of Congress primary sources into the classroom.
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Using Primary Sources
Discover quick and easy ways to begin using primary sources in your classroom, with teachers' guides, information on citing sources and copyright, and the Library's primary source analysis tool.
TPS Partners
The Teaching with Primary Sources Program builds partnerships with educational organizations to support effective instruction using primary sources. TPS partners deliver Library of Congress professional development locally.
Learn about TPS partners
The Teaching with Primary Sources Journal
The TPS Journal is an online publication created by the Library of Congress Educational Outreach Division in collaboration with the TPS Educational Consortium.
Read The TPS Journal
Professional Development
The Library of Congress provides primary source-based, ready-to-use resources for teachers and facilitators:
- Self-Paced Online Modules
- Guides for Facilitators: “Build and Deliver”
Or consider training with Library of Congress staff:
- Webinars
- Summer Teacher Institutes
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Student Discovery Sets – Free Ebooks
Put primary sources in your students’ hands with these free ebooks. Interactive tools let students zoom in, draw to highlight details, and conduct open-ended primary source analysis.