Teacher Toolkit - Idaho State Historical Society

The Teacher Toolkit is designed with you, the National History Day teacher, in mind. We want to make this rewarding process accessible and fun for you and your students! The documents below are organized in order of usage; it is meant to serve as a timeline for planning your program. These resources have been created and curated by some of the leading National History Day programs in the country. Teachers and students will find useful resources here.

Teacher Training and Support

Virtual Resources

Virtual Playbook

2020 Videos

Teacher Townhall Meeting, Fall 2020
2021 Townhall Meeting Slides
Fall 2020 Teacher Workshop
- Basics
- Theme/Topic
- Thinking Like a Historian
- Making an Argument
- Rules/Rubrics

Video Archive

Introducing National History Day

Introduction Videos

National Endowment for the Humanities

Planning Calendar and Timelines

Communication with Parents and Students

Classroom Planning

Understanding The Theme

2021 Theme Book

2021 Theme Video

2021 Theme Narrative

2021 Idaho Topic List

DECODE Communication Graphic Organizer

Topic Selection

Starting A History Day Project

Preliminary Research For Three Topics

Do You Have A Good Topic?

Narrowing An NHD Topic Funnel

Five Individuals That Changed History

Tips For Youth Topic Selection

Topic Proposal Form

National To Local Topic Selection

Modern To Past Topic Selection

Absent Narratives

I Wonder Statements

Research

Skill Building

How to Fact Check History video

How to Find Better Information Online: Click Restraint video

How to Use Wikipedia Wisely video

Quick Digital Research Tip Videos

Thinking Like A Historian Graphic Organizer

PBS History Detectives Lesson Plans

NHD Lunchroom Fight 1

NHD Lunchroom Fight 2

Historical Thinking Video

Reading Like A Historian Lessons with the Stanford History Education Group

National Archives Primary Source Analysis Worksheets

Organization

Cornell Note Taking Worksheets

Color Coding Cornell Notes

Crafting The Research Question

Research Plan

Primary and Secondary Sources

Teaching Primary And Secondary Sources Lesson Plan

Types Of Primary Sources And Where To Find Them

Online Research Resources Categorical

Tips For Researching Idaho

Advanced Research Chart

Initial Research Chart

Primary And Secondary Sources Quiz

Bibliography Bingo

Help for Working with Students Below Grade Level

Inquiry Kits

Working with Content and Lexile Levels in Gale Resources

Strategies For Differentiated Learners

Power Searching With Google

National Park Service National Trails Office

Evaluating Evidence and Analyzing Sources

EAR Analyzing Evidence Worksheet

How To Spot Fake News

Civic Online Reasoning

Evaluating Sources Lesson Module

SOAPA

Sourcing Explained With SOAPA

OPVL Is This Source Credible?

Building Your Argument and Historical Context

Building Your Argument

What’s Your Point Video

Corroboration Of Evidence Chart

Research Notes In Context

From Planning To Product: MA’AM

STOP Drawing The Conclusion

Argumentation Plan Template

Argumentation Plan Completed

Building Your Argument Padlet: This Padlet breaks up the writing process into 5 steps and uses multiple writing formats to help students get their ideas on paper.

Thesis Statements

Thesis Development Worksheet

Thesis Statement Examples

Good, Bad, Ugly, Comparing Thesis Statements

Mad Libs Thesis 2021

Historical Context

What is Historical Context Video

Historical Context Frames

Cause And Effect Worksheet

Historical Context Graphic Organizer

Historical Context Puzzle Worksheet

Historical Context Powerpoint