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Seeking the Warmth of the Union Suit

Last summer, my students were fascinated with union suits, the one-piece undergarment. We were getting ready to visit the Minnesota History Center, where a display featured a Minnesota-based company that got its start as a producer of union suits. We previewed the museum’s collection online. The students were quite taken with the red wool outfit with the “trapdoor” over the rear end.
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Scott M. Waring

Scott is a professor and the program coordinator for the Social Science Education Program at the University of Central Florida. He teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in social science methodology, research and theory. Waring serves as the editor for Social Studies and the Young Learner, a co-editor for Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education – Social Studies, and the interdisciplinary feature editor for Social Studies Research and Practice.
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day All Year Long

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is October 11, 2021. We encourage you to uplift contemporary Indigenous cultures and histories by incorporating resources written by and about Indigenous peoples into your curriculum. In these LFJ resources, learn various ways to do this in your classroom—all year long.

  • Indigenous Peoples' History
  • Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics
  • With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
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One Survivor Remembers

Please note that this film contains graphic footage of atrocities committed during the Holocaust. We recommend this content for sixth grade and higher. "Here to Tell My Story" (Interview with Gerda Weissmann by Jeff Sapp
November 19, 2018