Two Virginia fourth graders analyze a pair of editorial cartoons as part of a Teaching American History activity. By asking questions about the artist's choices in creating these cartoons, students learn more about Virginia's history of segregation and "Massive Resistance".
Two fourth-grade students in Alexandria, Virginia analyze John Smith's 1612 map of Virginia. The Teaching America History grant supported teachers incorporating historical thinking in their classrooms.
A teacher participating in the Teaching American History program sketches the National Building Museum in process exploring how architecture can be analyzed as a historical source.