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Mission
Mission
The Learning with Primary Sources website is a portal of ready-to-use activities and tools that can be used with students across disciplines and grade levels.
Our Belief
Learning with primary sources:
Engages all types of learners to continuously question and connect to their own and others' thinking.
Develops important skills of inquiry and analysis including: critical thinking, collaboration, student-driven questioning, communication (speaking & writing), and self-reflection.
Encourages better understanding of vocabulary.
Ultimately, students become independent thinkers and learners.
Teacher-Created Resources
Free to use for non-profit purposes
Book Kits are ready to use! Each kit includes a book, primary source images, Observation or Analysis Tool, and a simple activity to help students connect primary sources with a story.
Access ready-to-use Google Slide activities for remote or face-to-face educational setting. Each History Connects includes vocabulary, primary source investigations, and reflective activities.
Access support and teaching ideas from us and other educators by registering for a free account on this professional network who incorporate the Library of Congress' online digital resources into their classroom.
ABOUT PRIMARY SOURCE LEARNING
All resources were created as a result of grant funding to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program. The TPS SIUE grant project is housed in the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. As a Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium member, we focus on the effective use of primary sources, inquiry learning in K-12, and the positive effects it can have on student learning. All images, texts, and resources from this website should be credited and only used for non-profit purposes.
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