I began writing this blog in August of 2014, during a year in between teaching jobs. The purpose was to proceed chronologically through the standard U.S. history curriculum--from Columbus to September 11. When I first started writing it, I went in that order.
After returning to the classroom the following fall, this blog lay dormant with the exception of few pandemic-era posts. I am now writing on Substack: Lauren Brown on Education. Please consider subscribing - no catch. It's 100% free.
I will be reposting from this blog on that forum. It will take some time to revise all of these posts and post them on Substack. So while you wait, please use the TABLE OF CONTENTS to find the U.S. history material you need, based on traditional units in a US history class. And feel free to email me at LaurenBrownOnEd@gmail.com if you need access to any links which may have expired.
You can find other writing I have done at Middleweb.com, a website/blog devoted to teaching at the middle level. As a former high school teacher, I can assure you that most of what I write there applies to history teachers at the high school level, too.
The overall goal of this blog was to provide the following tools to teachers of U.S. history at the secondary (middle & high school) levels:
What about history standards? the Common Core? State standards? The C3? NCSS themes?
My hope is that what you find on this blog is of a high standard that will meet any standard your school follows. Need help explaining what you are teaching to your department chair or other administrator? Contact me at
All of the views and opinions stated in this blog are my own, unless otherwise stated.
And while much of the materials you will see are my own, many of them have been adapted from materials passed down to me from other teachers with whom I have worked. So an enormous thank you to all the great teachers I have worked with in the past, and work with currently. I have been so lucky to work with them.
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