Primary Source World: Resources for a Global Classroom

Welcome to Primary Source World, where you'll discover new resources for globalizing your curriculum and enhancing your teaching. This site features teacher-created, classroom-ready activities designed around key primary sources, including written documents, artifacts, audio clips, visual evidence and much more. Each cluster of sources includes key questions, objectives, and a background essay to help you teach the activities with confidence and infuse more global content into your curriculum. These activities shed light on topics that are often misunderstood and give voice to under-represented groups and their histories. These rich, easy-to-use classroom ideas can bring an international perspective to any grade level or subject area.

Access the activities by clicking on a title below.

Cultural Snapshots of Daily Life in Japan for Elementary Students (NEW!)

Korea: Chronic Challenges, Continued Hopes

Latin America and the Cold War

Modern Afghanistan: Making Meaning in the Aftermath of Conflict

Native Americans: Interactions at the Time of Settlement

Political and Cultural Identity in Postwar Japan

Preserving Culture and History in Africa

Women's Roles in China: Changes Over Time

Women's Voices in the Modern Middle East (under construction)