Michael Berson commented on announcement Lighthouses and Our Nation
KidCitizen: Primary source inquiry for young learners
Created Thursday, November 07 2024, 14:14 UTC
Lighthouses and Our Nation
This new K-5 episode from KidCitizen dives into the history of lighthouses in the United States. Using fascinating historical documents from the Library of Congress, students explore the importance of the 1789 Lighthouse Act—one of the first laws passed by Congress—and the key role lighthouses and their keepers played in ensuring safe navigation. https://www.kidcitizen.net/episodes-blog/lighthouses
Do you have a favorite lighthouse primary source from the Library of Congress collection?
Michael Berson created announcement Lighthouses and Our Nation
KidCitizen: Primary source inquiry for young learners
Created Thursday, November 07 2024, 14:11 UTC
This new K-5 episode from KidCitizen dives into the history of lighthouses in the United States. Using fascinating historical documents from the Library of Congress, students explore the importance of the 1789 Lighthouse Act—one of the first laws passed by Congress—and the key role lighthouses and their keepers played in ensuring safe navigation. https://www.kidcitizen.net/episodes-blog/lighthouses
Do you have a favorite lighthouse primary source from the Library of Congress collection?
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Cheryl Lederle commented on announcement Canned Childhood
KidCitizen: Primary source inquiry for young learners
Created Tuesday, June 11 2024, 18:05 UTC
Stacie and I are grateful for the kind words, and I am particularly delighted that you attach elementary-appropriate resources to so many blog posts.
Canned Childhood
This is a great new post by Cheryl Lederle with Stacie Moats, who are both from the Library of Congress.
“Canned Childhood”: Encouraging Student Understanding of Progressive Era Issues and Reform Strategies Through a Poem Related to Child Labor
If you are working with young learners, you can check out the KidCitizen episode Congress and Child Labor https://www.kidcitizen.net/episodes-blog/congress-and-child-labor .
Michael Berson created announcement Canned Childhood
KidCitizen: Primary source inquiry for young learners
Created Tuesday, June 11 2024, 17:43 UTC
This is a great new post by Cheryl Lederle with Stacie Moats, who are both from the Library of Congress.
“Canned Childhood”: Encouraging Student Understanding of Progressive Era Issues and Reform Strategies Through a Poem Related to Child Labor
If you are working with young learners, you can check out the KidCitizen episode Congress and Child Labor https://www.kidcitizen.net/episodes-blog/congress-and-child-labor .
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This is a great place to start your exploration. Free to Use and Reuse: Lighthouses https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/lighthouses/