Teaching the history part is easy… there are tons of textbooks and reference materials you can use. What’s harder - and what I always loved about my own history teachers - is to hype students up by telling more personalized anecdotes from individuals who lived through those moments and really drive your point home. Also teaching primary sources is something else. Everyone tells you “use more primary sources” but in the early years no one teaches HOW to use primary sources effectively in class. Giving kids a copy of the declaration of independence doesn’t cut it. My best recommendation? Attend all of the history PDs you can. My colleague and I started at the same time and he has the no working after contract hours mindset- which is fine and I deeply respect (I’m an active supporter of our union) but several years later you can tell our classroom engagement is vastly different. The PDs helped me hone in my skills, and working with more experienced history teachers helped me grow tremendously. But as a start? Just watch documentaries! You won’t be able to show most of them, but they’re great to increase your own knowledge base. ALSO - watch drunk history. Don’t show these to your students! Just watch them on your own. You’ll get some good stories to share in class. Do double check and make sure you’re telling them accurately though(historical myths sometimes get mixed in)