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Teachers and Students Portal

Classroom Tools

Get lesson plans and worksheets, consult Interweaving Wisconsin Studies, arrange a field trip, and read handy summaries of topics in Wisconsin history

Publications

View our extensive catalog of books and magazines for teachers and young readers or browse publications for readers of all ages

National History Day

National History Day is an exciting academic enrichment program that helps students learn about historical issues, ideas, people, and events

Primary Sources & State History

Use digital collections of original documents, view historical pictures, and access online exhibits

Thinking Like a Historian

A free guidebook with practical examples, engaging and effective lessons, and classroom activities that tie to essential questions. Thinking Like a Historian provides a framework to enhance and improve teaching history.

Just for Fun

Fun activities for both kids and adults. Interactive adventures, state symbols, state firsts, Odd Wisconsin and more

Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story

Available Now! Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story is the new fourth-grade Wisconsin History Textbook from the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Contact Office of School Services

Our staff is available to answer your questions about teaching Wisconsin history and working with WHS materials and programs
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