Using Primary Sources in your classroom MCCE Summer Tech Institute 2013

1. PRIMARY SOURCES
Kathi Hoyt
hoytk@billingsschools.org

2. Why Use Primary Sources
 Common Core
 Engage Students
 Develop Critical Thinking Skills
 Construct Knowledge

4. WRITTEN DOCUMENTS
Letters
Diaries
Manuscripts

5. GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENTS
Census Records
Government Reports
Official Correspondence
Birth Certificates

7. PRINTED DOCUMENTS
Books
Magazine Articles
Newspaper Articles

8. VISUAL ARTIFICATES
Photographs & Film
Illustrations, Cartoons,
Posters
Paintings, Drawings
Maps

9. PHYSICAL ARTIFACTS
Furniture
Tools
Appliances
Toys
Clothing

11. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 http://www.loc.gov/index.html
 Hint: Icon in the left corner will always take you to the
home page.

12. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
 MONTANA HISTORICAL
SOCIETYhttp://mhs.mt.gov/education/educators.asp
 NATIONAL
ARCHIVEShttp://www.archives.gov/index.html
 SMITHSONIAN
http://www.si.edu/
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/

13. OTHER OPTIONS
 https://www.gilderlehrman.org/
(Under Primary Sources you can search by Era)
 NASA
 Monticello
 Mount Vernon
 Plimoth Plantation
 Colonial Williamsburg

14. TOOLS
 Primary Source Analysis Tool

15. Additional Sources
 Teaching with Primary Sources Wiki
 https://tpsi21.pbworks.com/w/page/45287424/TPSI21
 MSU Denver / TPS
 Symbaloo Webmix – search for:
 Kathi CCPrimary Sources