Primary Source Learning in Action Highlights

Churchill Road Elementary School

Learn how students used a National History Day theme to research and showcase people who took a stand and changed American history.

Kenmore Middle School

Learn how second language middle school students used primary sources to build literacy and an understanding of a key figure in the American abolitionist movement.

Westgate Elementary School

Learn how students used images of Christopher Columbus to enhance their visual literacy skills.

K-12 Posters

These posters introduce students to the Understanding Goals for each of the units grades K through 12 in the Virginia Social Studies curriculum.

Primary Access

Through Primary Access, students produce digital historical documentaries using primary sources to demonstrate content understanding.

Hollin Meadows Elementary School

See how students at Hollin Meadows Elementary School activate their prior knowledge.