Learn with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress Group of young women reading in library of normal school, Washington, D.C Group of Jewish children with a teacher, School children with teacher, Aginskoe, Russia, 2000

Here are some examples of how teachers at Glen Forest Elementary School have used Library of Congress primary sources to deepen student understanding…..

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5 th Grade math students used it to See real life applications of mathematical concepts. Credit: Unknown (1942). Women aircraft workers finishing transparent bomber noses at the Douglas Aircraft Co. plant in Long Beach, Calif.. Library of Congress: Prints & PhotographsWomen aircraft workers finishing transparent bomber noses at the Douglas Aircraft Co. plant in Long Beach, Calif..

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4 th and 5 th Grade social studies students used it to Understand that important discoveries about electricity led to modern inventions and uses. Credit: Lee, Russell (1942). Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company Electromagnet removes metallic particles from ore. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company Electromagnet removes metallic particles from ore.

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3 rd Grade social studies students used it to Identify what Martin Luther King, Jr. looked like. Credits: Unknown (1964). [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.

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First grade science students used it to Understand the difference between things that produce light and things that do not. Credit: Horydczak, Theodor, ca , photographer, ca ca Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Sun rays in Benning plant. Library of Congress: Prints & PhotographsPotomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Sun rays in Benning plant.

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PreK students used it to Understand how nursery rhymes have changed. Credit: Gregg, A. ( ). Little Miss Muffet... reading a picture book... / Gregg.. Library of Congress: American Memory, By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, Little Miss Muffet... reading a picture book... / Gregg..

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4 th Grade students used it to Understand that the way individuals react to situations depends on the background of the conflict. Credit: Unknown. (1861). Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states. Library of Congress: Prints & PhotographsBombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states.

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4 th grade social studies students used it to Understand what is involved in creating an effective government. Credit: Hintermeister, H (1897). The foundation of American government / Hy. Hintermeister.. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs The foundation of American government / Hy. Hintermeister..

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3 rd grade social studies students used it to Understand how life has changed for women. Credit: Gustin, E.W. (c1909). Election Day!. Library of Congress: Prints & PhotographsElection Day!.

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4 th grade social studies students used it to Understand how primary sources help tell the story of life during different periods of history. Credit: Unknown. Brandy Station, Va. Dinner party outside tent, Army of the Potomac headquarters. Library of Congress: American Memory, Selected Civil War Photographs Brandy Station, Va. Dinner party outside tent, Army of the Potomac headquarters.

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5 th grade counseling students used them to Understand how Rosa Parks made a positive influence in the value of human rights. Credit: United Press Association. (1956). [Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, seated toward front of bus, facing right, Montgomery, Alabama]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs[Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, seated toward front of bus, facing right, Montgomery, Alabama]. Associated Press (1956). Woman fingerprinted. Mrs. Rosa Parks, Negro seamstress, whose refusal to move to the back of a bus touched off the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala.. Library of Congress: Prints & PhotographsWoman fingerprinted. Mrs. Rosa Parks, Negro seamstress, whose refusal to move to the back of a bus touched off the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala.. Unknown (1964). She set a precedent. Library of Congress: American MemoryShe set a precedent.

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4 th grade social studies students used it to Understand the difference between factory work and plantation work. Credit: Carroll, Thomas (1994). The building which houses Garden State Cutting Company. Their space extends north from the corner visible here (north is toward the left of the frame, following the axis of the building toward 20th Avenue, which is not visible here). Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting.

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2 nd grade science students used it to Understand that people develop machines to accomplish tasks more efficiently and effectively. Credit: F.H. Lummus' Sons & Co. (1896). Lummus Cotton Gins. Library of Congress: American Memory, Emergence of Advertising in America, : Selections from the Collections of Duke UniversityLummus Cotton Gins.

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4 th grade social studies students used it to Understand that the loss of a good leader makes people sad. Credit: Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer c [Photograph of Abraham Lincoln lying on his deathbed surrounded by various men].. Library of Congress: American Memory, Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, [Photograph of Abraham Lincoln lying on his deathbed surrounded by various men]..

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5 th grade language arts students used them to Write story leads as a means of expressing themselves. Credit: Once upon a time / Whitley.. Library of Congress: American Memory, By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, Once upon a time / Whitley.. Phillis Wheatley, Negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston.Phillis Wheatley, Negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston. Library of Congress McKenzie, A. (1941). [Jack and the beanstalk]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Posters: WPA Poster Collection[Jack and the beanstalk].

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2 nd grade social studies students used it to Understand that each continent is unique. Credit: Unknown (c1911). The world's mightiest cataract - Victoria Falls, 360 feet high, in Zambesi River, [Rhodesia]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Sterograph CardsThe world's mightiest cataract - Victoria Falls, 360 feet high, in Zambesi River, [Rhodesia].

So, what does this image have to do with Glen Forest Elementary School?

This is a pencil drawing of General McClellan reviewing his troops near Bailey’s Cross Roads from November General McClellan was the General and Chief of the Union Army from 1861 – Credit: Waud, A. (1861). McClellan reviewing his troops near Bailey’s Cross Roads. Library of Congress: American Memory.

Students in many different classrooms love to examine primary sources as puzzles and pieces of puzzles. Hines, L. (1917) Teacher and student. Library of Congress: American Memory How could primary sources be used with your students?

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