Teacher Resources form the Library of Congress

Teacher’s Page http://loc.gov/teachers

Primary Source Sets http://loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/

Lesson Plans http://loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/

Teachers Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/

Professional Development Self-paced Modules http://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/

Of interest – Introduction to The Library Of Congress http://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/introduction.html

Analyzing Primary Sources – Photos and Prints http://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/photographsandprints.html

PD Grant Opportunities http://loc.gov/teachers/tps/regional/

General Resources from Library of Congress

Historic Newspapers/Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

World Digital Library http://wdl.org

Veteran’s History Project http://www.loc.gov/vets/

Prints and Photographs http://loc.gov/pictures/

Maps http://loc.gov/maps/

Library on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/people/library_of_congress/

Library on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress

Teacher Resources for the War of 1812

Teacher Page Blog Post http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/05/picturing-the-war-of-1812/

http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/05/picturing-the-war-of-1812/

P and P http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/war_1812.html

Web Guide http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/1812/

Blog Post http://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2012/06/the-war-of-1812-new-reference-aid/

Star Spangled Banner http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98513933/

Battle of New Orleans http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=battle+of+new+orleans&fa=displayed%3Aanywhere&sp=1&st=gallery

In the summer of 1814, Washington was a rustic town with 8,000 residents, one-sixth of them slaves. The seat of government since 1800, it possessed more swamp than boarding houses, and scant strategic importance. Hostilities during the first two years of the war were limited to America's northern border with British Canada. A Royal Naval squadron, under the command of Adm. George Cockburn, operated in the Chesapeake, but without a major infantry force.

Backgrounder http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9809/pitch.html