Instead of passively receiving information, teach your students to analyze historical documents and become an investigator and synthesizer of information found in historical images.

The National Archives docsteach.org/tools offers seven free tools that educators can use to create interactive learning activities based on any primary source in the National Archives.

The Seven Tools Are:

You can view activities that teachers have created and shared, or create your own activity. The site also has a blog and Facebook page to follow.

Check out some of the themed DocsTeach pages: