Themed Resources
- Library of Congress Online Resources for Educators (pdf)
- Abraham Lincoln
- Art of War:
WWI and WWII Posters - Cartoon Analysis
- Childhood Lost:Child Labor During Industrial Revolution
- Coles County: Taught with Primary Sources
- Corp of Discovery:
Revealing the American West - Teaching the Holocaust with Primary Sources
- Illinois: Taught with Primary Sources
- Presidential Campaigns: Packaging the Presidents
- Underground Railroad:
A Path to Freedom - Verse and Chorus
- WWII
- Top Topics
Special Projects
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tools
- Classroom Activities
- Constant Motion:
The Job of Railway Post Office Clerks - Constitution Day
- Library of Congress Site Update "Cheat Sheet" (pdf)
- Lincoln Assassination CSI Activity
- Patriotic Songs
Professional Development
- Update-Summer Institute
- TPS EIU Jump-Start
- TPS in Action
(onsite workshop series) - Customized Teaching with Primary Sources Institutes
Additional LInks
- EIUTPS Google Search Tool
- National TPS Site
- Library of Congress
- loc.gov Teacher PageAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Classroom Activities
Welcome to the EIU TPS Classroom Activities Page. Here you will find activities created by teachers who have participated in EIU TPS Institutes and Workshops. The activities are sorted by grade level and are available in html version or pdf. We will add new activites often so check back to discover activities for your classroom. Click on the grade level below to start.
Classroom Activities:
Home Elementary Middle School High School
Contact Information
Teaching with Primary Sources
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-7857
Director: Cindy Rich, Ph.D.
Schedule
TPS EIU Calendar
Newsletters
Analysis Tools
(pdf or doc)
- ABC Photo Analysis
pdf doc - Book Analysis
TPS - Cartoon Analysis
pdf doc - Letter Analysis
pdf doc - Map Analysis
pdf doc TPS - More You Look Photo Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Motion Picture Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Poem Analysis
pdf doc - Poster Analysis
pdf doc - Put Yourself in the Picture Photo Analysis
pdf doc - Sheet Music Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Sound Recording Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Storyboard Sheet
pdf doc - Written Document Analysis
pdf doc TPS
Support Materials 2013
Quick Start
- Why Use Primary Sources?
- Selecting Primary Sources
- Citing Primary Sources
- Quick Start
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Disclaimer: Content created and
featured in partnership with
the TPS program does not
indicate an endorsement by
the Library of Congress.
