Library of Congress

The Library of Congress offers teachers FREE resources! Click here for an easy explanation on how to get started!

These materials can be utilized in many content areas, but they especially align with social studies, science, and music standards. Click here to see how!

Click these links (or images below) for free classroom materials that include:

Primary source sets
Lesson plans
Presentations
Distance learning suggestions and materials
Student discovery sets where students can interact digitally with the materials (free on iTunes).

Classroom Materials | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.

Primary Source Sets | Classroom Materials | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress Sets of primary sources on specific topics.

Lesson Plans | Classroom Materials | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress Teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources.

Presentations | Classroom Materials | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress Media-rich historical context and opportunities for both teachers and students to explore.

Distance Learning and Primary Sources | Getting Started with Primary Sources | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress If you’re teaching remotely, the Library of Congress is here for you, with rich primary sources and effective online teacher resources. Here are a few good ways to start teaching with the Library of Congress online.

Student Discovery Sets | Getting Started with Primary Sources | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress The new Library of Congress Student Discovery Sets bring together historical artifacts and one-of-a-kind documents on a wide range of topics, from history to science to literature.