Hi fellow teachers! I was a history teacher for thirty years at Palisades High School, Beverly Hills High School, and at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. I taught virtually every class in high school social studies over the course of those thirty years, but a specialized in AP European and Modern World History. I recently retired from teaching and am posting my favorite lessons that I found most helpful for my students over the years. I always attempted to incorporate primary and secondary sources into my daily lesson planning to help students develop their higher level thinking skills as well as to obtain a better appreciation of the times they were studying. I hope some of these lessons help you in your daily grind to reach students and develop historical literacy.